The company
announced that it had set new records for production of polyethylene
terephthalate chain products since the beginning of the current calendar year,
which began on March 21, reaching a record production of about 110,000 tonnes
in the month of Mehr (the seventh month in the Iranian calendar which from September
23 to October 22).
In addition to
increasing output, diversifying the production mix of polyethylene
terephthalate chain products is one of the key priorities of this petrochemical
company, as Seyed Reza Ghasemi Shahri, the CEO of the plant, says producing new
and varied items in the polyethylene terephthalate products will be realized in
the near future.
Tondguyan Petrochemical
Company needs about 470,000 tons of paraxylene as feedstock annually, which given
the increase in productivity of Noori Petrochemical Plant, the company will
have no concerns to fulfill its need for feedstock.
Tondguyan Petrochemical
Company, as the largest and only producer of PET in the petrochemical industry
of the country, has an annual production capacity of more than 1.58 million
tons of various items including various grades of PET.
Polyethylene
terephthalate chain items are one of the most important polyesters used in the
production of synthetic fibers and cotton for the textile industry, the
production of drink bottles, cans and containers used in the food packaging,
pharmaceutical, sanitary and plastic film industries.