Iran's petrochemical catalyst export has grown significantly in recent years, with PRTC now home-producing 97% of the technology. Iran plans to export 1,000 tonnes of catalysts annually, with major buyers including theCIS and South America.
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The Tehran oil refinery plans to build an integrated petrochemical plant and upgrade product quality by establishing a continuous catalytic reforming unit, which converts low-octane naphtha into high-octane reformates for high-octane gasoline.
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said two major petrochemical projects are going to go operational in southwestern Mahshahr port, Shana reported.
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said the country’s petrochemical industry relies on domestic knowledge and technology and the industry is mostly self-sufficient.
Two multi-billion-dollar petrochemical plants are coming online in India in coming months at a time of weaker-than-expected demand, setting the stage for fierce price competition domestically and internationally, industry officials and analysts say.
More than 80 percent of equipment and products used in Iran’s petrochemical projects are supplied by domestic companies, said the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director on Wednesday.
India has been progressively implementing an ethanol policy to promote the use of biofuels. The policy provides for the usage of multiple feedstocks including grains, thereby giving flexibility to the mills and better capacity utilisation of distilleries.
The 17th Annual GPCA Forum, the Persian Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) flagship event, hosted by QatarEnergy, will take place for the first time in Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha from 4-6 December 2023.
South African petrochemical company Sasol on Friday said Simon Baloyi will take on the role of President and CEO from April 1, 2024.
Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director on Thursday said $4.2 billion will be invested in domestic projects to attain self-sufficiency and complete the industry’s value chain.
Ariassol Polymer Company was introduced as an innovative knowledge-based company by the Vice President of Science and Technology.
Bushehr Petrochemical Complex with the prospect of being the largest petrochemical complex in the region for the production of olefinic, polyolefinic, methanol, sulfur, ethylene glycols and acid products is being completed and operated.
Japanese petrochemical producer Mitsui Chemicals has obtained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC Plus) for its bio-naphtha-based toluene diisocyanate (TDI), allowing it to supply the new low-carbon products.
The CEO of Dehdasht Petrochemical Industries announced the installation of butane storage tanks in this industrial unit.
Iran’s National Petrochemical Company seeks to adopt an integrated approach to exporting petrochemical products to target markets, said the NPC managing director.
Iran and China inked an agreement on petrochemical cooperation on Sunday.
Governments are implementing bans on single-use plastics and encouraging recycling, but broader actions are needed to tackle the overall production and consumption of petrochemicals.
RoydadNaft – Iran’s petrochemical production capacity will soar to some 130 million tons per year (mt/y) by the end of the 7th Five-Year National Development…
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said the company is collaborating with the Energy Ministry to ensure sustained power supply to the petrochemical plants across the country, NIPNA reported.
Iran has faced tough US sanctions since 2018 when the Trump administration scuppered the 2015 nuclear agreement signed between Iran and six world powers. However, official data show Iran’s petrochemical industry could not be sanctioned.