TEHRAN, Jan. 15 – Iranian petrochemical plants processed 37.6 million tons of petrochemical products in the first 9 months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.
According to the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), the 53 active plants in Iran operated at 74% of their nameplate capacity during the period.
The facilities at Mahshahr Petrochemical Economic Zone in the southwestern province of Khuzestan operated at 79% of their capacity during the period and accounted for 13.5 million tons of the country’s output.
Furthermore the 4 plants operating in Assalouyeh, southern Iran, operated at 82% of the rated capacity, supplying 17 million tons of petrochemicals.
Other petrochemical plants in other parts of the country supplied 7.3 million tons of products and operated at 80% of their capacity.
Source : Shana
About PETZONE:
Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (PETZONE) is located in the south–west of I.R. of IRAN, at the Persian Gulf shore, within the boundaries of Mahshahr, a district of Bandar-e- Imam Khomeini (BIK (
PETZONE covers an area of 2600 hectares. The zone is established in this region due to existing natural resources and geo–economic advantages.
The opportunities created by Special Economic Zone regulations, encourage development of petrochemical production and trade, both at regional, national and transnational levels, especially in downstream industries, transfer of modern technology into the country, create jobs, boost employment, and increase export of petrochemicals .
The Organization became active in 1997 according to a decree issued by the High Council of Free Industrial and Trade Areas .
PETZONE’ S MAIN FEATURES
•Easy access to international sea routes .
•Availability of sustainable oil, gas and energy resources .
•Abundance of accessible raw materials / feedstock .
•Local skilled engineers / technicians and quality manpower
•Fast growing domestic petrochemical market .
•Easy access to European and Asian markets .
•Prevalence of duty free practices as a customs protected area .
