According to the company’s public relations
office, Rafizadeh, project manager at Karun Petrochemical, described reaching
this milestone as “a great achievement,” noting that the project faced major
challenges in foreign currency supply and equipment imports. Despite these
obstacles, he said, strong management support and adaptive procurement
strategies enabled the project to move forward.
Hosseinnejad, head of the Haiko commissioning
team, explained that during this stage, fuel gas is introduced into the system
to bring process temperatures to standard levels, allowing the reactors to
start operating. Once stabilized, the system will separate and deliver carbon
monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H₂) — the project’s main
products — to Karun’s downstream units.
Miri, the plant’s managing director, confirmed
the site’s readiness to receive feedstock from Haiko and resume full-capacity
production. He noted that in the first half of the year, production ran at only
65% capacity due to feedstock shortages, but the company is now fully prepared
to restore output to its nominal level once Haiko comes fully online.