Ilam Petrochemicals Annual Output Tops 0.7mn Tonnes

Date: 19 June 2023 - 22:05

News ID: ۱۱۶۲۸۳

ILAM – CEO of Ilam Petrochemical Complex Behzad Yari  has aid that the company  producing some 700,000 metric tons (mt) of different product annually.

Yari said that the facility, which is the biggest petrochemical plant in western Iran, produces a wide range of products, including, ethylene, propylene, pyrolysis gasoline, hydrogen, and heavy polyethylene.

More than 2,000 people are working in the complex, 95% of whom are local people, Yari said.

The official added that a major part of the shares of Ilam Petrochemical Complex is held by the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company which is responsible for some 20% of Iran’s non-oil exports.

Customs figure show Iran’s petrochemical sector was responsible for some $16 billion or more than 35.5% of Iran’s total non-oil exports over the calendar year to late March.