The CEO of the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company
(PGPIC) said that the project was built by Iranian developers and contractors.
Addressing a virtual ceremony to launch the olefin and
sulfur recovery units of Ilam Petrochemical Plant on Thursday, Jafar Rabiei
said 71% of the equipment in this phase were provided by domestic companies.
He also announced that the Persian Gulf Bidboland megaproject
would come on stream in the following days.
Rabiei stated that the installation, commissioning and launching
of the second phase of Ilam Petrochemical Plant had been carried out without
the presence of foreign experts and companies and with the efforts of Iranian
experts.
The second phase of the plant was constructed with 866 million
euros of investment.
The units have come on stream with a total production
capacity of 750,000 tons per year and an investment of €866 million.