Behzad Mohammadi, the CEO of the National Petrochemical
Company (NPC), said that 7 projects were being built across the country which
would add 4 mt to the country’s annual output once fully operational.
In a meeting with the directors and executives of PP and
PDH projects on Sunday, the official said now that propylene output of the country
was on the rise, more schemes needed to be devised for diversification of the propylene
production chain and its derivatives.
He said currently two refineries and 6 petrochemical plants
supplied 0.9 mt of propylene in the country which was fully consumed domestically.
The 7 projects are Salman Farsi, Hirsa Polymer and Koroush
(all three in Mahshahr Petrochemical Hub) and Entekhab, MehrPetro Kimia, Sazeh
Sanat Azaran and Razavi Oil and Gas Project which are located in Assaluyeh,
southern Iran.
Mohammadi said that the propylene industry was an
attractive sector which was key in the economy and helped generate jobs in the downstream
industry, voicing NPC’s support for such projects.