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Iran to Boost Para-Xylene Output

Iran to Boost Para-Xylene Output
(Friday, February 26, 2021) 18:11

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- The CEO of Bu Ali Sina Petrochemical Company announced the launch of the most up-to-date plan to increase the production capacity of the para-xylene unit of the company next calendar year, adding the unit’s operation would enhance production of the item in the country.

Mohammad Ahmadzadeh, on the sidelines of a specialized event, told reporters that 60% of Bu Ali Sina petrochemical products were currently exported and about one billion dollars worth of products were exported by the company annually.

He said a project to sweeten the naphtha feedstock of the plant is under way and would come online soon.

Ahmadzadeh stated that construction of a new para-xylene unit in the facility had already started by Iranian contractors and manufacturers, adding the largest petrochemical tower in the Middle East would be installed in Bu Ali Sina Plant soon.

He went on to add that a major project to modernize the para-xylene unit of this company would be launched during the next Iranian calendar year.

The CEO of Bu Ali Sina Petrochemical Company, referring to the localization and internalization of various types of catalysts required for this aromatic plant, emphasized: "Currently, with the self-confidence of Iranian manufacturers and knowledge-based companies, the field of designing and manufacturing various consumer goods in the petrochemical industry is provided."

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