Tehran, YJC. The Islamic Republic plans to boost its petrochemical production to over 42 million tonnes by March, which marks the end of the current Iranian calendar.
Iran's petrochemical industry is currently functioning at 73
pct of its nominal capacity due to some hindrances, including a scanty feedstock,
said director for production control at the National Petrochemical Company (NPC)
Ali Mohammad Bosaqzadeh.
Petrochemical production has increased at Mahshahr
petrochemical plants, for example in Karoun, Arvand and Rajal, in south of the
country, he asserted.
The official added that poutput will further increase in the
coming months following major overhals at the plants mentioned.
According to Bosaqzadeh, production at Laleh, Razi, Arvand,
Karoun and Rajal plants has risen to 90 percent of the facilities’ nominal
capacities.
He also stated that liquid feedstock supplies to
petrochemical units in Mahshahr free zone have increased during the current
Iranian year.
Petrochemical firms in Assaluyeh were also supplied with
enough gas feedstock this year, he noted, pointing out that production at the
South Pars gas field has currently risen to 75 million cubic meters per day.
South Pars, one of Iran's major gas reservoirs, covers an
area of 9.7 thousand square kilometers, over one third of which lies in Iran’s
territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.