Projects in other areas

Linear Alkyl Benzene(LAB)

NGL 1200-1300

Ilam Olefin

Kharg ethylene/ethylene glycol Plant

Pipeline沿線 石化計画

NPC mulling North pipeline

Four petrochemical plants to be built in S. Khorassan

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Linear Alkyl Benzene(LAB)

Implemented by: Bisotoon Petrochemical Co.(Public Joint Stock)
Location: Kermanshah
Area (Hectars): 63
Ownership: 100% NPC
Project starting date: 2000
Anticipated production date: 2003 　→　2005

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
Liner alkyl benzene	50
Heavy Alkylate	6.5

Bisotun Petrochemical Co., an NPC subsidiary, is making headway with the construction work on its 50,000 tonne/year linear alkylbenzene (LAB) project in Kermanshah, west of Iran.
In addition to LAB, the complex will produce 6,500 tonne/year of heavy alkylate. It will consume 48,000 tonne/year of kerosene as net feed containing paraffin C10-C13 which will be sourced from Kermanshah refinery and 19,000 tonne/year of benzene which will be supplied by Esfahan and Bandar Imam Petrochemical Companies.

NPC News Bulletin Mar-Apr 2006

Bisotoon exports LAB to S.Korea

NPC subsidiary Bisotoon Petrochemical Co. has exported its first linear alkylbenzene (LAB) parcel to South Korea. The lot consisted of 3,000 tonnes. Located near the western city of Kermanshah, Bisotoon produces 50,000 tonne/year of LAB and 7,000 tonne/year of heavy alkylate as its main products. NPC commercial arm, IPCC, has handled the export. During the past Iranian year ending on 20 March 2006, Bisotoon produced 25,000 tonne/year of LAB, 28,800 tonne/year of normal paraffin and some 3,000 tonne/year of heavy alkylate. Bisotoon sold 17,000 tonne/year of LAB at domestic and international markets.

NPC Aug. 2004 (No.54)

NPC's 50,000 t/y LAB plant to be commissioned in Q1 '05
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news54/countdown.htm

Bisotun Petrochemical Co., a subsidiary of NPC, is making headway with the construction work on its 50,000 tonne/year linear alkylbenzene (LAB) project in Kermanshah, west of Iran with the facility expected to come onstream in the first quarter of 2005. Overall, the plant is already 92.2% complete. Presently, the plant's firefighting water, dematerialize (DM) water, steam, compressed air, instrument air and liquid fuel units plus its power post are onstream. In addition to LAB, the complex will produce 6,480 tonne/year of heavy alkylate. It will consume 386,000 tonne/year of kerosene which will be sourced from Kermanshah and Abadan refineries and 19,000 tonne/year of benzene which will be supplied by Esfahan and Bandar Imam Petrochemical companies. Basic engineering work was done by technology licensor Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP). Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain and Enerchimi, a local company, are the engineering and procurement contractors. Iran's Hampa and Omran-va-Nosazi Kermanshahan are the contractors for erection and construction work.

NPC Bulletin May-June.2005 No.63

NPC LAB complex commences production

NPC’s 50,000 tonne/year linear alkylbenzene (LAB) plant in Kermanshah, west of Iran has reached commercial production.

In an inaugural speech, Iranian President Seyyed Mohmmad Khatami, commended the growth of Iran’s petrochemical industry as “admirable” urging that work should gather pace to further expand the industry.

He said given the value added the petrochemical industry can provide, it was expected to play a major role in development and growth of the western provinces. In this respect, the President noted, the government has planned to build eight petrochemical facilities in the provinces of Kermanshah, Hamadan, Lorestan, Ilam and Western Azerbaijan.

He urged that the industry should become fully-fledged in Kermanshah with the development of its down-stream sectors. Elsewhere in his speech, President Khatami acknowledged the contribution of Spanish companies to the development of the LAB complex.

Built on a 63-hectares site near the city of Kermanshah, the plant was implemented and is run by the NPC subsidiary Bisotoon Petrochemical Co. It produces 50,000 tonne/year of LAB and 6,500 tonne/year of heavy alkylate.
It consumes 19,000 tonne/year of benzene which is sourced from Esfahan and Bandar-Imam Petrochemical Company and 386,000 tonne/year kerosene which are supplied by Kermanshah & Abadan Refineries.Detailed engineering & procurement contractors were Technicas Reunidas of Spain and Enerchimie of Iran. Construction contractor was Omran-va-Nosazi Kermanshahan of Iran.

Feb.2006 NO.69　　　

Bisotoon running at full capacity

Bisotoon Petrochemical Co., a subsidiary of NPC, is running its linear alkylbenzene (LAB) plant at 100% capacity. Bisotoon is planning to operate the plant at a utilization rate of 110%. NPC’s commercial arm, Iran Petrochemical Commercial Co. (IPCC), is handling Bisotoon’s LAB exports. Since its start-up last year, all LAB produced at the facility has been sold to the international markets. Located near the western city of Kermanshah, Bisotoon produces 50,000 tonne/year of LAB as its main product. It also yields 7,000 tonne/year of heavy alkylate. Its feedstock includes 47,000 tonne/year of kerosene and 19,000 tonne/year of benzene which are supplied locally.

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NGL 1200-1300

Implemented by: Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co.(Private Joint Stock)
Location: NGL 1200 in west of Gachsaran ; NGL 1300 in south-west of Gachsaran
　　　　　　　(Bibi Hakimeh region)
Area:NGL 1200:41 hectars,NGL 1300:44 hectars 　
Ownership:National Iranian Oil Co.(NIOC)
start date:1999
Project production date: 2003

Product slate

Product	Final
NGL	27,262(NGL-1200)
NGL	21,238(NGL-1300)

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Ilam Olefin

Implemented by:Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co.(private Joint Stock)
Location: Ilam
Ownership: 100% NPC
start date: 2003
Project production date: 2006

Product slate 　　'000 t/y

Product	Intermadiate	Final
Ethylene	490	13
Propylene	98	--
HDPE	--	300
polypropylene	--	80
Pyrolysis gasoline	--	139
Fuel Oil	--	42

Ilam ethane-based cracker will be located in Ilam province, northwest of the oil-and-gas rich province of Khuzestan.
It will produce 318,000 tonne/year of ethylene (polymer grade), 80,000 tonne/year of propylene (polymer grade), 300,000 tonne/year of high-density polyethylene (hdPE), 60,000 tonne/year of pyrolysis gasoline and 18,000 tonne/year of fuel oil.
A nearby gas refinery which is under construction, will provide feed for the plant which includes 168,000 tonne/year of ethane, 300,000 tonne/year of C3+ and 150,000 tonne/year of C5 cuts.

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NPC News Bulletin April, 2004
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news50/projects.htm

Bids invited for Ilam ethylene

NPC has issued invitation-to-bid (ITB) documents for Ilam ethylene cracker plant. The 318,000 tonne/year project will be built in the southwestern province of Ilam. Meanwhile, tender documents have also been prepared for the utility plant of the complex. The documents are expected to be issued soon to short-listed contractors.

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NPC News Bulletin Sept 2004 No.55

NPC extends bidding for Ilam olefin

NPC has extended the deadline for submission of bids for its Ilam olefin to October 23, 2004. The plant will have a capacity of 318,000 tonne/year of ethylene. It is also slated to produce 80,000 tonne/year polymer-grade propylene. The plant will be built based on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, as part of Ilam Petrochemical complex, situated at Ilam Province.
NPC awarded an engineering, procurement and construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract to a consortium of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES) of Japan and EIED & GICI of Iran for Ilam's 300,000 high-density polyethylene (hdPE) plant.

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NPC News Bulletin June-July 2004 (No.52)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　三井発表

NPC selects contractors for Ilam HDPE project
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news52/projects.htm

NPC has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract to a consortium of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES) of Japan and EIED & GICI of Iran to construct a high-density polyethylene (hdPE) plant at Ilam province northwest of Iran. The plant, which will be based on Mitsui Chemical's CX technology, is a part of Ilam Petrochemical Complex. The plant will produce 300,000 tonne/year of hdPE in various grades for both domestic consumption and export. It will use as feed 305,000 tonne/year of ethylene which will be supplied by the olefin plant of Ilam Petrochemical Complex. Utilities, including power, water and steam will also be provided by the utility plant of Ilam Petrochemical Complex. The contract covers the provision of license, basic & detailed engineering, supply of equipment and materials, construction, erection and commissioning.
NPC subsidiary Ilam Petrochemical Company will implement and operate the project. The plant is scheduled to be completed in 33 months.

　

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Damavand Petrochemical Co.

Bali 　　60%
NPC subsidiary Amir Kabir Petrochemical Co. 40%

June 7, 2000 Chemical Week

Iran Finalizes Polyethylene Joint Venture.()

National Petrochemical Co. (NPC; Tehran) and Bali Group (London) have finalized plans to form a polyethylene (PE) joint venture at Bandar Imam, Iran. The jv, Damavand Petrochemical Co., is 60% owned by Bali and 40% by NPC subsidiary Amir Kabir Petrochemical Co.

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2004/7/13 三井造船/三井化学 　　　　　　　　　決定情報

イランＩＰＣ社向け高密度ポリエチレン製造プラントの建設受注・契約調印について

三井造船株式会社（以下「三井造船」。社長：本山登雄）は、三井化学株式会社（以下「三井化学」。社長：中西宏幸）と共同で、三井物産株式会社の協力を得て、イランの　National Petrochemical Company(イラン国営石油公社、以下「ＮＰＣ」。総裁 Mr.M.R.Nematzadeh)の傘下であるILAM Petrochemical Company（以下「ＩＰＣ」。社長：Mr.D.F.Farahani）向け、高密度ポリエチレン製造プラントの建設を受注し、７月１２日に契約を調印しました。

＜契約の内容＞
１．受注プラント: 高密度ポリエチレン(*)製造プラント　年産３０万トン
　　　　　　 　　　　　　　*：包装材料、パイプ及び日用雑貨等の素材として利用される樹脂
２．建設地：イラン国イーラム州イーラム工業団地
３．プロセス：三井化学保有の高密度ポリエチレン製造技術
４．受注総額：約２５０億円
５．契約締結日：2004年7月12日
６．着工：2005年4月（予定）
７．完工：2007年12月（予定）

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NPC News Bulletin Oct-Nov.2005

NPC selects local contractor for Ilam olefin plant

NPC selects local contractor for Ilam Olefin Plant NPC has awarded the contract for the Ilam Olefin Project to Bina Co. of Iran.
The plant will produce 490,000 tonne/year of polymer grade ethylene and 98,000 tonne/year of propylene. It will also produce 139,000 tonne/year of pyrolysis gasoline and 42,000 tonne/year of fuel oil as by-products. It will use Stone & Webster Technology.

Ilam Olefin Plant covers a ten-hectare area. It is part of the Ilam Petrochemical Complex, located 14 km from Ilam city in the vicinity of the town of Chovar. This contract calls for the provision of basic and detailed engineering, procurement and supply of equipment, erection, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance tests.
The feed for the plant will be supplied in three separate stream flows, with 233,000 tonne/year of ethane, 328,000 tonne/year of C3+ and 391,000 tonne/year of C5+ from the nearby Ilam Gas Refinery which is already under construction. The required utility of the plant will be sourced from the complex's utility unit. The completion will take place within 36 months from the contract's effective date. Ilam Petrochemical Company is responsible for implementing and will operate the plant.

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Kharg ethylene/ethylene glycol Plant

Implemented by : Petrochmical Industries Development Management Co.
Location:Kharg Petrochemical Complex
Ownership: 100% NPC
start date: 2003
Project production date: 2006

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Intermadiate	Final
Ethylene	500	160
ethylene glycol 　monoethylene glycol (MEG) 　diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycol (TEG)	52 (52)	550 (500) (50)

The facility is also slated to produce 38,000 tonnes/year of C3+. The plant will consume 625,000 tonne/year of ethane, which will be sourced from the NGL plants of the Iranian Offshore Oil Co. (IOOC). The utility for the project will be provided by the utility unit of the Kharg olefin complex.
The plant is capable to produce 100% of ethylene either in the form of gas or liquid. The ethylene in gas form can be utilized as feed for MEG plants while the liquid form ethylene can be exported.

The monoethylene glycol (MEG) plant will be built as part of Kharg olefin complex in the vicinity of the under construction Kharg ethylene facility. The MEG plant will consume 350,000 tonnes of ethylene and 380,000 tonnes of oxygen annually. Kharg olefin complex will supply the ethylene and parts of the oxygen. The remaining required oxygen will be sourced from an air separation unit that will be constructed as part of the utility complex.
The MEG plant is slated to produce 500,000 tonne/year of MEG, 50,000 tonne/year of diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycol (TEG).

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NPC News Bulletin April, 2004
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news50/projects.htm

Bids submitted for Kharg EGs

Short-listed contractors have submitted their technical and contractual bids for the NPC's 550,000 tonne/year ethylene glycols (EGs) project on Kharg Island. NPC is already working on the evaluation of bids. The EGs plant will be built downstream of a planned 500,000 tonne/year ethane cracker.
Meanwhile, bid documents are being prepared for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract (EPCC) of a utilities complex which will be constructed on Kharg Island.

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NPC News Bulletin June-July 2004 (No.52)

NPC discusses Kharg MEG with bidders
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news52/projects.htm

NPC is negotiating technical and contractual matters with short-listed bidders for a monoethylene glycol (MEG) plant. The plant will be built on Kharg Island, south of Iran. It is slated to have a production capacity of 500,000 tonne/year. The plant will also produce 50,000 tonne/year of diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycol (TEG).

Expansion Projects

Razi 3rd Ammonia

Ethoxylates Project

Tabriz Line E project (BD/ABS)

Crystal Melamine

Granulated urea

Kharg methanol & ammonia

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Razi 3rd Ammonia

Implemented by:Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co.
Location: Razi Petrochemical complex
Area (Hectares):6
Starti date: 2002
Projected production date: 2008

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
Ammonia	677

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Ethoxylates Project

Implemented by: Arak Petrochemical Company(Public Joint Stock)
Location: Arak
Area (Hectares): 3
Ownership: 100% Arak (Public Joint Stock)
Starting date: 2001
Projected production date: 2003

Product slate '000 t/y

Product's Name	Final
Ethoxylates	30

NPC has brought an ethoxylate project onstream. Precommissioning activities for the 30,000 tonne/year plant, which is part of NPC's subsidiary Arak Petrochemical Co. (ARPC), started in late May 2003 and the plant began commercial production on 27 July 2003.
The plant is capable to produce different ethoxylates including fatty alcohols ethoxylate, fatty acids ethoxylate, nonylphenol ethoxylate and ethylene glycol ethoxylate.
The plant, which is a downstream of ARPC's ethylene oxide unit, will use as feedstock ethylene oxide, different kinds of fatty alcohols and acids, ethylene glycol and nonylphenol.
The Italian company Ballestra supplied the plant's technology, basic engineering and parts of its detailed engineering work. Iranian contractors were involved in civil design, remaining portions of detailed engineering, procurement, erection and construction work. The plant's output is destined for local markets.

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Tabriz Line E project (BD/ABS)

Implemented by:Tabriz Petrochemical Company.(Public Joint Stock)
Location: Tabriz Complex
Area (Hectares): 4.4
Ownership: 100% NPC (Tabriz Petrochemical Co.)
Start date: 1999
Projected production date:Late 2003

Product sLate 　'000 t/y

Product	Intermediate	Final
Acrylonitrile butadine styrene (ABS)	--	35 →70
Butadiene 1 & 3	17	11
Raffinate	--	15

Tabriz's 35,000 tonne/year ABS plant, the first of its kind in Iran, started commercial production in July 2003. It covers an area of 25,500m2 and is capable of producing 41 different grades of ABS. The 17,000 tonne/year BD which is in the same location covers an area of 14,000m2. It also became commercially operational in July 2003.
South Korea's Cheil provided the technology for the ABS plant. Total investment costs for the plant were $43m and Rials 84bn.

BASF and Lurgi have provided the technology for the butadiene extraction unit, which will produce 17,000 tonne/year of 1-3 butadiene and over 15,000 tonne/year of raffinate.
It consumes 34,000 tonne/year C4 cut which will be supplied by Tabriz Petrochemical's olefin plant. The plant was completed with an investment of $12 million and Rials 39bn.

The BD/ABS projects use 19,000 tonne/year of styrene, 8,000 tonne/year of acrylonitrile, 1,000 tonne/year of alfa methyl styrene and 34,000 tonne/year of C4 cut as feedstock. Styrene and C4 cut are supplied by Tabriz complex. Acrylonitrile and alfa methyl styrene are imported.

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NPC News Bulletin Dec.2005-Jan.2006

Tabriz to expand its ABS and hIPS capacities

Tabriz Petrochemical Co. will double the capacity of its acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plant. Tabriz’s ABS capacity is 35,000 tonne/year. It has inked a contract with South Korea's Cheil Industries Inc. for the provision of license, engineering and procurement to expand the plants’ existing capacity to 70,000 tonne/year. The company is also considering to build a 41,000 tonne/year styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) unit. Tabriz is also preparing for a two fold increase in the capacity of its 40,000 tonne/year high-impact polystyrene.

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Crystal Melamine

Implemented by: Khorasan Petrochemical company.(Private Joint Stock)
Location: Bojnourd
Area (Hectares): 1.4
Ownership: 100% NPC (Khorasan Petchem. Co.)
Start date: 2000
Projected production date: 2003

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
Crystal Melamine	20

NPC News Bulletin Apr.2003
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news50/projects.htm

Khorasan melamine project to start up in August '03

NPC's melamine crystal plant is expected to start up in mid August 2003. Costing $56million and Rials 134,077mn, the project is sited in an area of 1.4 hectares within the battery limit of Khorasan Petrochemical Complex (KHPC) which will provide the required 12,240 tonne/year ammonia and 70,000 tonne/year urea feedstock. Utilities and offsite services will also be provided by the same complex. They include natural gas (42,000 G. Cal.), power (12 million KWH), 40kg/cm2, steam (282,000) and cooling water (24million c.m.).
Italian contractor Eurotecnica and local firm Nargan are engineering and procurement contractors for the project. The 20,000-t/y plant is based on the Eurotecnica technology.
Half of the output from the project has been earmarked for export while the balance will be consumed by local downstream industries.

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NPC News Bulletin March 2004

NPC's 20 kt/yr melamine project now up and running

NPC has brought onstream its 20,000 tonne/year melamine crystal plant at the Khorasan Petrochemical Complex (KHPC) in Bojnoord, northeast of Iran. The plant also produces 70,000 tonne/year of ammonium carbamate as by-product.
The melamine crystal facility is built in an area of 1.5 hectares. The contract for the plant was signed on 30 December 1999 and came into force on 15 May 2001. It was precommissioned in late December 2003 and commissioned in early February 2004.

KHPC provides the project with the 12,240 tonne/year of ammonia and 70,000 tonne/year urea feedstock it requires. Utilities and offsite services are also provided by the same complex. They include 12,000,000 KWH/year of electricity, 282,000 tonne/year of steam, 42,000 G.Cal/year of natural gas and 24,000,000 CM/year of cooling water.

The Italian contractor Eurotecnica S.P.A. and Nargan, a local firm, are the engineering and procurement contractors for the project with the plant being based on Eurotecnica technology.
Half of the output from the project has been earmarked for export while the balance will be consumed by local downstream industries.
NPC has another melamine crystal plant in Orumiyeh with a capacity of 3,000 tonne/year.

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Granulated urea

Implemented by: Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co.(Private Joint Stock)
Location:Razi Petrochemical Complex,Unit 2
Ownership: 100% NPC (Razi Petrochemical Company)
Start date: 2001
Projected production date: 2003

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
Granulated Urea	600

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Kharg methanol & ammonia

Implemented by:Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co.
Location: Kharg Petrochemical Complex
Ownership:100% Kharg Petrochemical Complex
Start date:2003
Projected production date: 2006

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final	No.2
Methanol	660	660
Ammonia	500	+

NPC News Bulletin June-July 2004 (No.52)
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news52/projects.htm

Contractors selected for Kharg's 2nd methanol plant

Kharg Petrochemical Company signed a contract on 23 June 2004 with a consortium consisting of the Iranian Companies Namvaran and Towse'eh Shabakehaye San'ati, for the construction of the 2nd Methanol Project at Kharg.
The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract covers purchase of license, basic and detailed engineering, procurement, construction, erection and commissioning. The 2nd Kharg methanol project will be constructed in an 8-hectare area adjacent to an existing methanol plant on Kharg Island. It will have an output capacity of 660,000 tonne/year.
Davey Process Technology Co. of the UK will perform basic engineering for the project, based on the technology from Johnson Matthey, and will also provide technical assistance throughout the implementation period. The project's feedstock is 70 million cubic ft/day of light gas to be supplied by the Iranian Offshore Oil Co's refinery in Kharg Island. The 2nd Methanol Project will also utilize as feedstock some of the CO2 emissions from Kharg MEG plant, thereby reducing pollution.
The project's final product is designated for export. It will be completed within a 30-month period.

Joint Venture Projects

Isocynates

LDPE Plant

Vinyl acetate monomer(VAM)

Olefin No.9

Hamadan PVC

PVC

LDPE Project

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Isocynates

Implemented by: Karoon Petrochemical Co. (Private Joint Stock)
Location: Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Area: 34 hectares
Ownership: NPC　40%
　　　　　　 Chematur of Sweden 30%
　　　　　　 Petrochemical Industries Investment Co. 20%　
　　　　　　 Hansa Chimie of Germany　10%

Start date: 2001
Projected production date:Phase 1 (TDI) in 2005, phase 2(others) in 2006

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
toluene di-isocyanate (TDI)	40
methyl di-phenyl di-isocyanate (MDI)	40
Chloridric acid (33%)	63

NPC News Bulletin Jan-Feb,2004

Financing of isocyanates complex effective
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news47-48/projects.htm

The financing contract for the first phase of the isocyanates complex in the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone, southwest of Iran became effective on 24 December 2003. The EUR 150m financing is provided by the Netherland's ING Bank and is backed by the German and Swedish exports credit agencies Hermes and EKN.
The complex will be built in two phases. Total investment in the complex is estimated at about EUR 381m.
Work on the first phase is 49% complete. The engineering work on the complex is 99% complete while procurement and supply activities and construction work are 44% and 35% complete respectively.
The project consists of four process plants, a 40,000 tonne/year toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) unit, a 40,000 tonne/year methylene di-phenyl di-isocyanate (MDI) plant, a 30,000 tonne/year aniline unit, and a 56,000 tonne/year nitric acid (NA) plant. The MDI plant produces 9 different grades.
The startup for the first phase, which comprises the TDI unit, is scheduled for April 2005. The second phase is expected to become operational in late 2006.
The project is being implemented and will be operated by Karoon Petrochemical Co., a tripartite joint venture between NPC, Germany's Hansa Chemie and Sweden's Chematur Engineering. NPC holds a 40% stake in the venture with the other two partners holding 30% each.
MDI's main application is in polyurethane foams, which are used in construction, refrigeration, packaging and insulation. It is also used in the production of elastomers, coatings, plastics, adhesives and sealants. Current global MDI consumption is estimated at some 250,000 tonne/year with Asia, notably China having the fastest growth. The US, followed by Europe, has the largest share of the global MDI production. Further information on the Karoon complex is available at www.krnpc.com.NPC News Bulletin July 2005 No.65
Karoon makes headway with the isocyanates plant

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NPC News Bulletin July 2005 No.65

Karoon makes headway with the isocyanates plant

Implementation work is gaining steam at the isocyanates complex located at Petrochemical Special Economic Zone in Bandar Imam, south of Iran on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. The complex consists of four process plants: a 30,000 tonne/year aniline unit, a 40,000 tonne/year methylene di-phenyl di-isocyanate (MDI) plant, a 40,000 tonne/year toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) unit and a 56,000 tonne/year nitric acid (NA) plant. The project is being built in two phases. Work on the first phase is 84% complete. The first phase's preliminary activities are already completed, while engineering and design work is 98% complete. Procurement and supply activities and construction and erection work are 93% and 69% complete respectively.
The start-up for the first phase, which comprises the TDI unit, is forecast for late 2006. Currently, execution work mainly consists of equipment installation. So far, 367 items of mechanical equipment have been installed. Meanwhile, fabrication and installation of 106 items of static equipment have been finished by contractors.
The project is being implemented and will be operated by Karoon Petrochemical Co., a joint venture between NPC, Hansa Chemie of Germany, Iran's Petrochemical Industries Investment Co. (PIIC) and Sweden's Chematur Engineering, which is also providing the technology. NPC holds a 40% stake in the venture and Chematur has 30% share. The other two partners PIIC and Hansa Chemie hold 20% and 10% stake respectively.

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LDPE Plant

Implemented by: Laleh Petrochemical Co.(private Joint Stock)
Location: Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Area (Hectars):9
Ownership: NPC (45%),Sabic Europetrochemicals (30%) ,Pooshine Baft (25%)
Start date: 2002
Projected production date: 2008

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
LDPE	300

Total progress of Laleh low density polyethylene (ldPE) project reached close to 99%. Startup of the project is planned to be on July 2007. Located at Petrochemical Special Economic Zone, Laleh Petrochemical Co. is responsible for implementing a 300,000 tonne/year of ldPE project. A consortium of Lurgi of Germany and Sazeh of Iran undertook the execution of the project based on an EPCC contract. Laleh Petrochemical Co. is a joint venture company with the shareholder of Marun Petrochemical Co. (45%), Sabic Europe (30%) and Pushineh Polymer Industries (25%).

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Kermanshah Ammonia/Urea

Implemented by: Kermanshah Petrochemical Industries Co.( Privates Joint Stock)
Location: Kermanshah
Area: 62 hectares
Ownership: NPC(34%) , Private Sector (66%)
Start date: 2002
Projected production date: 2005

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Intermadiate	Final
Ammonia	396	23
Urea	--	660

NPC News Bulletin July 2005 No.65

Work continues unabated at ammonia-urea No.5 and ammonia No.1

Implementation work is going on unabated at the sites of ammonia-urea No. 5 and ammonia No. 1 projects. Ammonia-urea No. 5 is located in the western province of Kermanshah. The plant is already 70% complete. It will produce 396,000 tonne/year of ammonia and 660,000 tonne/year of urea. The facility will consume 490,000 cubic meters of gas as feed which will be provided by the Iranian National Gas Co. NPC has 34% stake in the project and the remaining 66% is owned by the local private sector. Meanwhile, ammonia No. 1, which is being built at the site of Razi Petrochemical Complex, in Mahshahr, is 82% complete. The 677,000 tonne/year facility is expected to be brought onstream before the end of the current Iranian year by March 2006.

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Vinyl acetate monomer(VAM)

Implemented by: Zayand-e-Rood Petrochemical Co. (Private Joint Stock)
Location: Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Area: 3 hectares
Ownership: Esfahan Petrochemical Co.(40%) ,
　　　　　　　　Petrochemical Industries Investment Co.(30%) ,　Canadian Bearing (CB) (30%)
Start date: 2003
Projected production date: 2005

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Final
VAM	80

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Olefin No.9       Sasol が持株売却

Implemented by: Arya Sasol Polymer Co.(Private Joint Stock)
Location: Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone
Area: 72 hectares
Ownership: NPC(50%) ,Sosal Polymers of south Africa(50%)
Start date: 2001
Projected production date: 2005

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Intermadiate	Final
Ethylene	1,000	400
MD/HDPE	--	300
LDPE	--	300
C3+	--	90

Arya-Sasol is a 50:50 joint-venture agreement between NPC and Sasol Germany.
The facility is located at the Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone, Iran. It will produce 1m tonne/year of ethylene, 300,000 tonne/year of hdPE/mdPE and 300,000 tonne/year of ldPE.

May 5, 2004 INFOPROD

IRAN/ OLEFIN PROJECT TO BE LAUNCHED IN NEXT WINTER OFFICIAL

According to "Tehran Times", the ninth olefin project handled by Arya-SASOL Petrochemical Complex would be launched in the winter, a senior official at the National Petrochemical Company said. The project is located in Assaluyeh Port and is supposed to increase Iran's ethylene production 2.5 times. At moment, petrochemical complexes in Arak, Tabriz and Bandar Imam account for 850,000 tons per annum of ethylene which feeds downstream sectors. Arya-SASOL would offer 300,000 tons of heavy and 300,000 tons of light ethylene per year.(hdpe, ldpe の誤り）

Feb.2006 NO.69

NPC-Sasol ethane cracker due for precommissioning in Q3

Arya-Sasol expects to precommission its 1m tonne/year joint-venture ethane cracker in Iran in the third quarter of 2006. The plant is 50:50 owned by NPC and Sasol. The ethane cracker is more than 95% complete. Its 300,000 tonne/year Arya Sasol medium-density polyethylene/ high-density polyethylene (md/hdPE) is 92% finished and the 300,000 tonne/year low density polyethylene is about 86% complete while the offsite unit is 90% finished. Sasol The hdPE and ldPE facilities are both expected to go into operation in the fourth quarter of 2006.

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December 16, 2007 tehrantimes.com

President to inaugurate Arya Sasol Petrochemical Complex soon

Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said Arya Sasol Petrochemical Complex in southern Iran will be inaugurated in the presence of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in the near future.

He made the statement in his meeting with the staff of Arya Sasol Petrochemical Complex.

The minister assessed as positive the growing progress of oil projects particularly in Assaluyeh, adding the capital turnover in the oil industry was not comparable with any project in the country.

Shifting to the contract recently signed with China’s Sinopec on the development of Yadavaran field, Nozari said the deal was inked in defiance of massive propaganda against investment in Iran, revealing the country’s attempt to speed up the exploitation of fields.

“With committed managers and efforts of oil staff, we are able to carry out any project under any conditions,” assured the minister.

Arya Sasol Petrochemical Complex (Olefin 9) has been established, with Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) and South African group Sasol holding 50 percent shares each.

Arya Sasol Petrochemical Complex is among the world’s biggest polymer projects, whose products will be mainly exported.

When the complex comes on stream, 400 thousand tons of ethylene, 90 thousand tons of carbon 3 slice, 300 thousand tons of medium and heavy polyethylene, and 300 thousand tons of light polyethylene will be added to Iran’s petrochemical output.

Construction operations of the complex started in a parcel of land with a 78.8 ha area in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) in 2002 and the project has made over 97 progress so far.

Iran has earned 3.314 billion dollars through exports of petrochemical products in the first eight months of its current year (started March 21, 2007).

According to the NPC, the country has exported 5.723 million tons of products during the eight-month period.

Weighing 1.65 million tons, liquefied gas had the lion’s share in the exports and methanol, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, dichloride ethylene, LAB, and PTA were the main basic chemical products exported within the period.

Propane, butane, pyrolyse, benzene, pentane plus, and heavy slice were the export-bound byproducts and fuels while benzene, paraxylene, heavy aromatic slice were the aromatic products.

Ammonia, ammonium nitrate, sulfur, and sulfuric acid are fertilizers and related products and light polyethylene, heavy polyethylene, melamine crystal, PVC, and PET are polymer products the country is planning to export.

Iran is currently among the world’s top producers of urea, ammonia, methanol, and ethylene.

Last year, Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, India, South Korea, Italy, Singapore, and Taiwan were the main target markets for Iran’s export-bound petrochemical products, accounting for 86 and 80 percent of exports in terms of weight and value respectively.

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Olefin No.11

Implemented by:Kavian Petrochemical Co.

Location: Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone

Ownership: NPC (17.7%), Bakhtar (49.8%), Gachsaran (6.5%), Lorestan (6.5%), Kermanshah Polymer (6.5%), Kordestan (6.5%) and Mahabad (6.5%).

Start date: 2005
Projected production date: 2008

Product slate '000 t/y 　　　　＋No.2　Ethylene　1,200

Product 　capacity 　No.2 Ethylene 1,200 　1,200 HDPE 300 ： LLDPE/HDPE 300 ： buten-1 50 ： monoethylene glycol 700 ： styrene monomer 600 ：

NPC News Bulletin Oct-Nov.2005

Kavian Petrochemical company

Kavian or Olefin No. 11 consists of two large olefin plants each with a capacity of 1,200,000 tonne/year. Covering an area of 45 hectares, No. 11 Olefin will be built at Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone in Assaluyeh on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. A consortium of Linde of Germany, Sazeh of Iran and Hyundai of South Korea has won the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract for the facilities. The contract covers provision of license, basic and detailed engineering, supply of equipment, construction, precommissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance tests. 1,600,000 tonne/year of ethane as feedstock will be sourced from phases 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the South Pars Gas field for each plant. All the required utilities will be supplied at the battery limits of the plants from the nearby Mobin second centralized UT complex. Kavian Petrochemical Co. is responsible for implementing the projects. No. 11 Olefin is owned by NPC (17.7%), Bakhtar (49.8%), Gachsaran (6.5%), Lorestan (6.5%), Kermanshah Polymer (6.5%), Kordestan (6.5%) and Mahabad (6.5%).

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NPC News Bulletin April, 2004
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news50/projects.htm

NPC invited bids for No.11 Olefin cracker

NPC has issued tender documents to interested contractors for EPCC contract for the 1.2m tonne/year olefin cracker plant of the NPC's worldscale No. 11 Olefin facility. The complex will be built in the Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone in Assaluyeh.
Capacities downstream of the cracker include 300,000 tonne/year of high-density polyethylene (hdPE), 300,000 tonne/year of linear low-density polyethylene (lldPE), 600,000 tonne/year of styrene monomer and 700,000 tonne/year of monoethylene glycol (MEG).

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Platts 2005/7/4

Iran NPC awards No11 Olefins with 2.4-mil mt/yr ethylene capacity　　　

Iran's National Petrochemical Co awarded the Olefin 11 project to a multinational consortium, the state television reported on Monday. The project's contractors, Iranian company Sazeh, Germen Lindeh and Korean Hyundai, signed a Eur960-mil contract with the local company Bakhtar Petrochemical under an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning scheme (EPCC).

The project will have two ethylene units with each an annual capacity to produce 1.2-mil mt of ethylene. The project's investment would be covered under finance scheme. The two units will be built within 42 and 38 months in Assalouyeh economic energy zone, respectively. The total value of the products would reach $1.5-bil per year. Nematzadeh noted that the feedstock would be supplied from phases four, five, nine and ten of South Pars gas field.

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NPC News Bulletin July 2005 No.65　　　　　既報：上記

Bakhtar awards contract for two olefin plants to consortium of Linde, Sazeh and Hyundai

Bakhtar Petrochemical Company awarded the contract for two large olefin plants named 11th Olefin No. 1 & No. 2 with a capacity of 1,200,000 tonne/year each to a consortium of Linde of Germany, Sazeh of Iran and Hyundai of South Korea. The plants will be built at Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone in Assaluyeh on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. The EPCC contract covers provision of license, basic and detailed engineering, supply of equipment, construction, precommissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance tests.
1,600,000 tonne/year of ethane as feedstock will be sourced from phases 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the South Pars Gas field for each plant.
The time schedule for project is guaranteed for 38 and 42 months respectively. All the required utilities will be supplied at the battery limits of the plants from the nearby Mobin second centralized UT complex. Bakhtar Petrochemical Co. is responsible for implementing the projects. The 11th Olefin No. 1 & No. 2 will provide feedstock for the petrochemical plants that will be built in Iran's western provinces.

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2006/4/27 Platts

Linde, Hyundai say no financial loss from canceled Iran project

Germany's engineering company Linde and South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co have both confirmed the decision by Iranian authorities to cancel foreign companies' role in Iran's Olefin 11 project at Pars Special Economic Zone, in favor of local contractors, according to company sources this week.

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NPC News Bulletin Aug-Sept. 2005 No.66

Kavian Petrochemical Co. to implement No.11 Olefin

A new company, Kavian Petrochemical Co., has been established to take the onus for implementing No. 11 Olefin. No. 11 Olefin consists of two crackers each with a capacity of 1,200,000 tonne/year. An EPCC contract for the construction of the facilities was awarded to a consortium of Linde of Germany, Sazeh of Iran and Hyundai of South Korea. They will be built at Pars Special Economic/Energy Zone in Assaluyeh on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. 1,600,000 tonne/year of ethane as feedstock will be sourced from phases 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the South Pars Gas field for each plant. The 11th Olefin No. 1 & No. 2 will provide feedstock for the petrochemical plants that will be built in Iran's western provinces.

Hamadan PVC

Implemented by:Hegmataneh Petrochemical Co. (Private Joint Stock)
Location: Hamandan
Ownership:NPC(33%),Private sector(57%) and Industries General SA(10%)
Start date: 2002
Projected production date:2005

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Intermadiate	Final
Suspension PVC (medical grade)	36	30
Compound PVC(medical grade)	--	9

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PVC

Implemented by: Ghadir Petrochemical Co. (Private Joint Stock)
Location: Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Area: 15.2 hectares
Ownership: NPC( 30%) and petrochemical Industries Investment Co.(PIIC)(70%)
Start date: 2002
Projected production date: 2004

Product slate

Product	Final
PVC	120

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LDPE Project

Implemented by: Simorgh Petrochemical Co. (under Establishment)(Private Joint Stock)
Location: Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Area: 15.2 hectares
Ownership: NPC(45%) Basell(55%)
Start date: 2002
Projected production date: 2004

The plant will be built with a capacity of 300,000 t/y in the vicinity of Olefin No.6 facility.
The plant's licensor has been selected and its basic engineering work is completed.
Selection of EPC contractor is at final stage.

NPC and Basell are due to jointly invest in the project.　NPC's share in the project is 45% and Basell will have the remaining 55%.

Projects under study

The following projects are under study for new investments in Petrochemical Special Economic Zone and Pars Special Economic /Energy Zone

Bandar Imam PVC

Olefin No. 8

GTL-1

GTL-2

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Bandar Imam PVC

Implemented by: Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co.(PIDMCO)
Location : Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Ownership: NPC (100%)
Start date: 2003
Projected production date: 2006

Product slate '000 t/y

Products Name	Intermediate	Final
PVC(suspension)	--	300
PVC(emulsion)	--	40
Chlorine	570	--
EDC	788	300
VCM	303	--
Sodium hypochlorite	--	16
Caustic soda	--	630

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Olefin No. 8

Implemented by: Arvand Petrochemical Co.(Private Joint Stock)
Location : Petrochemical Special Economic Zone
Area (Hectares): 108
Start date: 2001
Projected production date: 2006

Product slate '000 t/y

Product	Intermediate	Final
Ethylene	1070	--
HDPE	--	350
MDPE	--	350
Monoethylene glycol	--	550
Di-triethylene glycol	--	55
Ethylene　Oxide	--	50
Pyrolysis gasoline	--	85
PVC complex
chlorine	585	１187
caustic soda (100%)	--	660
EDC	890	＋
suspension-grade PVC	--	300
emulsion-grade PVC	--	40
sodium hypochlorite	--	16.2

　

NPC News Bulletin Oct-Nov.2005

Arvand Petrochemical company

Arvand Petrochemical Co. or Olefin No. 8 will provide part of the ethylene feedstock for the petrochemical plants that will be built in Iran's western provinces. Arvand Petrochemical Co. awarded the contract for its 1,000,000 tonne/year ethylene plant to Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC) of Iran. The plant will be built at the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (Petzone) in Bandar Imam, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract covers provision of license, basic and detailed engineering, supply of equipment, construction, pre-commissioning, start-up and performance tests. ABB Lummus of the Netherlands will provide know-how, basic engineering & technical support and assistance during execution of the project. The plant will consume 1,300,000 tonne/year of ethane as feedstock which will be sourced from Bid Boland II Gas refinery. Olefin No. 8 will provide part of the ethylene feedstock for the petrochemical plants that will be built in Iran's western provinces. The remaining ethylene will be used in Arvand downstream plants. Arvand Petrochemical Company is responsible for implementing and operating the plant.

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NPC News Bulletin April, 2004
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news50/projects.htm

Bids for Arvand ethane cracker under evaluation

Contractors have submitted their technical and contractual bids for the 1m tonne/year ethylene plant of the NPC's Arvand Petrochemical Complex which will be located in the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone in Mahshahr.
The bids are being evaluated by the Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co. (PIDMCO), an NPC subsidiary.

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NPC News Bulletin June-July 2004 (No.52)

Negotiations continue for Arvand ethylene
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news52/projects.htm

NPC subsidiary, Petrochemical Industries Development Management Co. (PIDMCO) is in talks with short-listed bidders over the technical/contractual issues for the 1m tonne/year ethylene plant of olefin No. 8 project.
The plant, to be implemented by another NPC subsidiary Arvand Petrochemical Co., will be located in the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (Petzone) in southwest Iran, on the Persian Gulf shore.

Arvand Petrochemical complex also includes a 885,000 tonne/year ethylene dichloride (EDC) unit, which is part of an integrated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) complex. The facility is planned to produce as main products 570,000 tonne/year of chlorine, 300,000 tonne/year of suspension-grade PVC, 40,000 tonne/year of emulsion-grade PVC, 635,000 tonne/year of caustic soda (100%) and 15,000 tonne/year of sodium hypochlorite. Krupp Uhde and Sazeh Consultants have been appointed as the engineering and procurement (EP) contractors for the PVC complex.

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NPC News Bulletin July 2005 No.65

Arvand Petrochemical awards EPCC contract for its ethylene plant to PIDEC of Iran

Arvand Petrochemical Company awarded the contract for its 1,000,000 tone/year ethylene plant to Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC) of Iran.
The plant will be built at the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (Petzone) in Bandar Imam, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract covers provision of license, basic and detailed engineering, supply of equipment, construction, pre-commissioning, start-up and performance tests.
ABB Lummus of the Netherlands will provide know-how, basic engineering & technical support and assistance during execution of the project. The plant will consume 1,300,000 tonne/year of ethane as feedstock which will be sourced from Bid Boland II Gas refinery. The ethylene plant will be completed in 48 months. Part of utilities will be supplied at the battery limits of the plant by the nearby Fajr centralized utility complex. Olefin No. 8 will provide part of the ethylene feedstock for the petrochemical plants that will be built in Iran's western provinces. The remaining ethylene will be used in Arvand downstream plants. Arvand Petrochemical Company is responsible for implementing and operating the plant.

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NPC News Bulletin July 2005 No.65

Arvand Petrochemical Company awards EPCC contract for its MEG plant

Arvand Petrochemical Company awarded the contract for its ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) plant to a consortium of Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain and Sazeh of Iran.
The plant will have a capacity of 550,000 tonne/year of monoethylene glycol (MEG), 55,000 tonne/year of diethylene glycol, 3,700 tonne/year of triethylene glycol and 50,000 tonne/year of pure ethylene oxide.
The plant will be built at Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (Petzone) in Bandar Imam, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract covers the provision of technology, basic and detailed engineering, supply of equipment, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance tests. The plant will be completed in 40 months.
The EO/EGs plant will consume 360,000 tonne/year of ethylene as feedstock which will be sourced from Arvand's Olefin No. 8 plant. A 54,600 Nm3/hr pure oxygen plant for producing ethylene oxide is included in the contract which will be supplied by Air Liquid of France. Part of required utilities will be supplied at the battery limits of the plant by the nearby Fajr centralized utility complex. Arvand Petrochemical Company is responsible for implementing and operating the MEG plant.

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GTL-1

Implemented by: NPC, Shell (Pardis Petrochemical Co.)
Location : Petrochemical Special Economic/Energy Zone
Ownership: NPC 50%,Shell (50%)
Start date:2001
Projected production date: 2008

Product slate:　4,000, 000 t/y of naphtha, gas oil, LDF, base oil

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GTL-2

Implemented by: NPC Intl., Sasol Polymers
Location : Pars Special Economic /Energy Zone
Ownership: NPC (50%), Sasol Polymers(50%)
Start date: 2003-4
Projected production date: 2007(1st phase)

Product slate: 50,000 b/d of gas oil, naphtha and LPG for phase 1.
　　　　　　　　　Overall production at the end of phase 2 will reach 110,000 b/d

NPC News Bulletin June-July 2004 (No.52)
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news52/projects.htm

Five NPC Projects officially opened; Iran's petchem in blooming stage

The Iranian President, Seyyed Mohammad Khatami inaugurated five of the NPC's facilities on 22 June 2004. The facilities were part of the development projects which NPC had been constructing at Petrochemical Special Economic Zone, south of Iran.
The projects included methanol No. 3, engineering polymers, Fajr centralized utilities, Bandar Imam MTBE and an export jetty.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, President Khatami said the achievements of the NPC promise the prospects of a bright future. He said "the blooming stage has started for Iran's oil, gas and petrochemical sectors," adding that in the next ten years, the export revenue from Iran's petrochemical industry would equal that of its oil industry. Highlighting the significance of the petrochemical industry for Iran's economy, President Khatami said the industry was a source for creating jobs adding that some 11 thousand industrial plants were receiving their feedstock from petrochemical industry. He said the government was determined to expand the downstream petrochemical sector to ensure a flourishing environment for it. The President said Iran's emerging petrochemical industry should grow further as the pillar of the country's economy to make sure the "lofty goals of its vision for the next 20 years" would be realized. Also speaking at the ceremony, Iranian petroleum minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said that with the completion of projects at the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone, the Zone would be emerging as a major hub of Iran's petrochemical industry. He said in the past six years around $6bn has been invested in the industry. Zanganeh noted that an investment of around $1.4bn was made for the construction of methanol No. 3, engineering polymers, MTBE and Fajr utilities complexes adding that the value of annual output from these plants, excluding Fajr, amounts to around $400m.
Zanganeh also said another petrochemical hub was developing in Assaluyeh which is based on gas feedstock from the South Pars field. He said "by 2015, the value of Iran's petrochemical products will reach $20bn." At the ceremony, a number of the NPC managers and the officials from the contracting companies involved in the projects received Award of Merits for their efforts from President Khatami.

The projects which were officially opened by President Khatami included a world-scale methanol plant with an output capacity of 1m tonne/year of grade AA methanol. The facility has been implemented and is being operated by the NPC subsidiary Fanavaran Petrochemical Co.
Engineering polymers, operated by the NPC subsidiary, Khuzestan Petrochemical Co., was another project inaugurated by President Mohammad Khatami. Khuzestan's production slate includes 10,000 tonne/year of liquid & solid epoxy resins and 25,000 tonne/year of polycarbonates.
The President also officially opened Fajr Petrochemical Co., a centralized utilities complex, which meets the needs of projects located in the Zone. Fajr has a 585 MW power station and has already planned to add 255 MW of electricity by November 2006. It is also planning to build a new UT facility at the Zone to produce more electricity and other utilities.
Besides electricity, Fajr provides 830t/h of steam, 3,900 m3/h of RO water, 980 m3/h of DM water, 400 m3/h of service water, 250 m3/h of potable water, 16,500 nm3/h of service air, 15,000 nm3/h of instrument air, 18,000 nm3/h of nitrogen, 19,000 m3/h of oxygen for the investors located within the zone.
A 500,000 tonne/year methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plant was also inaugurated by the Iranian President. The MTBE plant, located in Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, consumes 186,000 tonne/year of methanol as feed which is supplied locally. Petrochemical Industries Design & Engineering Co. (PIDEC) has done the basic and detailed engineering as well as the procurement work.
The first phase of a port designed for loading/unloading of liquid products at the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (Petzone) was also inaugurated. The phase involves one jetty which has a loading/unloading capacity of about 2m tonnes per year of liquid products and can berth vessels of 45,000DWT. The port will consist of another jetty which will have similar capacity to that of the first phase. The second jetty is expected to be completed by 2006. When fully operational, the port's loading/unloading capacity will reach around 4m tonnes per annum.

Etylene Pipe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　NPC expands capacity of West ethylene pipeline

NPC News Bulletin May 2004

Iran ethylene pipeline design 90% complete
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news51/spot.htm

The conceptual design and basic engineering work for a 1500km long pipeline, which will transfer ethylene from Assaluyeh to Iran's western provinces, has been completed, according to NPC president Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh.
Nematzadeh told a news conference on the sidelines of the 6th Iran Petrochemical Forum, that the detailed engineering work of the pipeline was 20% complete.
The pipeline, which will have a capacity of 1.5m tonne/year, will run from Assaluyeh to Gachsaran, Khoramabad, Kermanshah, Sanandaj and Mahabad along the west provinces of Iran. Mahabad is now the terminus of the project, but the pipeline may extend beyond that.
The pipeline will be built in eight to nine sections. A local producer will supply the pipes and the installation of one section of the line has already been put out to tender.
Several plants, including at least three polyethylene (PE) facilities, will be built along the course of the pipeline. These plants will have a capacity of 300,000 tonne/year each. It is due to be completed in three years with the yet-to-be-determined cost to be shared between the government and NPC.

(Assaluyeh,　where the large South Pars gas field and several world-scale petrochemical projects are being developed, is located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. South Pars gas field, jointly owned by Iran and Qatar, is the world's largest independent gas field. )

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NPC News Bulletin Jan-Feb.2005 No.61-62

NPC expands capacity of its ethylene pipeline
http://www.nipc.net/npcnews/news61-62/projects.htm

NPC has decided to expand the capacity of its inland ethylene pipeline from 1.5m tonne/year to 2.8m tonne/year. The 2,285km pipeline, already under construction, will extend from Assaluyeh in south of Iran to north western inland regions of the country. It will result in the creation of new ethylene derivative petrochemical complexes in the cities of Gachsaran, Khoramabad, Kermanshah, Sanandaj and Mahabad. The expansion in the capacity, will allow NPC to build several other ethylene derivative plants en route, including three complexes in Dehdasht, Andimeshk, Hamadan, and Miyandoab. The complex in Sanandaj, the provincial capital of Iran's western Kurdestan province, will have a 300,000 tonne/year high-density polyethylene. It will use 303,000 tonnes of ethylene and 5,000 tonnes of propylene as raw materials per year. Other plants already approved to be built en route the pipeline include a 450,000 tonne/year ethylene glycols (EGs) and a 50,000 tonne/year ethylene oxide (EO) plant in Gachsaran, a 300,000 tonne/year swing linear low-density polyethyelen (lldPE)/high-density polyethylene (hdPE) complex and a 30,000 tonne/year butene-1 plant in Lorestan province, a high-density polyethylene (hdPE) facility in Kermanshah province and a 300,000 tonne/year swing linear low-density polyethylene (lldPE)/high-density polyethylene (hdPE) facility plus a 30,000 tonne/year butene-1 plant in Western Azarbaijan province.

President Khatami launches Sanandaj LDPE plant

President broke the ground for the Mahabad Petrochemical Complex

Construction starts on ethylene unit in Gachsaran, Iran
　（エチレン送付先：　Boroujen, Dehdasht, Mamasani and Kazeroun）
　　Boroujen Petrochemical Complex, which is the second petrochemical complex to be build in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,
　　Kazeroun in Fars province.

Petkim and Iran's NPC to form a JV to build PVC complex in Iran

Asia Chemical Weekly 2003/12/31

Ethylene pipeline to aid inland Iran

A 1500km ethylene pipeline is to be constructed from Assaluyeh in Iran to the Azerbaijan and CIS borders in order to aid the economic development of the north western inland regions of Iran, said Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, president of National Petrochemical Co (NPC) and deputy petroleum minister.

In addition, the pipeline could provide more ethylene for expansions at Bandar Imam, through which it will pass. This might help the argument for turning Bandar Imam into an economic free zone.

The pipeline, which is due to be completed in three years with the yet-to-be-determined cost to be shared between the government and NPC, will result in the creation of new ethylene derivative petrochemical complexes in the cities of Kermanshah, Sanandaj and Khoram Abad. Basic engineering work on the pipeline has already been completed and detailed engineering work has started.

Originally, the pipeline was to have carried ethane. However, because of the water shortage in Iran combined with the large amount of cooling water needed to operate crackers, plus the fact that the three cities are inland, the decision was taken to build an ethylene pipeline.

The government is eager to spread economic development throughout Iran as it strives to achieve the target set for the third five-year plan, which ended in March of this year, of creating 700 000 jobs per year. An economist estimated that the government has fallen well short of this target, only creating 500 000 jobs during the period. Unemployment is estimated at 16-18%.

Nematzadeh added that two polyethylene projects, which were to have been part of the No 8 Olefins cracker complex at Bandar Imam, will be built at one of the three cities with ethylene supplied by No 8 through the pipeline.

And he said that another derivative being considered for the three cities was monoethylene glycol.

NPC News Bulletin Oct-Nov.2005

NPC expands capacity of West ethylene pipeline

NPC has decided to expand the capacity of its inland ethylene pipeline from 1.5m tonne/year to 2.8m tonne/year. The 2,163km pipeline, already under construction, will stretch from Assaluyeh in south of Iran to north western inland regions of the country. It will result in creation of new ethylene derivative petrochemical complexes in the cities of Gachsaran, Khoramabad, Kermanshah, Sanandaj and Mahabad. The expansion in the capacity, will allow NPC to build more ethylene derivative plants en route. In a meeting on 20 September, the Iranian cabinet instructed the Petroleum Ministry to build five more complexes in Andimeshk, Dehdasht, Hamedan, Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiyari and Miyandoab. The contracts for the five initial complexes have already been awarded. The construction of the pipeline will aid the economic development of the western inland regions of Iran. The pipeline and the ethylene derivative petrochemical complexes which will be built on its route will help spread economic development throughout the regions. Moreover, they will create thousands of jobs opportunities.

Bakhtar to manage the ethylene pipeline and the petrochemical complexes

Bakhtar Petrochemical Co. is assigned the task of managing the development of the West Ethylene Pipeline and its petrochemical complexes. It is a private joint stock holding company whose shareholders include: NPC (30%), Petroleum Ministry Pension Fund (20%), Arak Petrochemical Co. (10%), Esfahan Petrochemical Co. (5%), Bank Melli Investment Co. (5%), Social Security Organization Investment Co. (5%), National Pension Funds Investment Co. (5%), Ghadir Investment Co. (5%), Petrochemical Industries Investment Co. (5%), Modabber Investment Co. (5%), Iran Industrial Development Investment Co. (2.5%) and Rena Investment Co. (2.5%).

Work gains momentum on ethylene pipeline: number of plants en route rises to 10
Work is going on unabated for the construction of the inland ethylene pipeline. Implementation work has begun on the fifth section of the pipeline. Pipe installation work is expected to be completed at section four of the line. Meanwhile, contractors have been selected for the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th sections. Welding work is in progress on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd sections. Implementation work is also proceeding on the 4th section which is around 70% complete. The pipeline will carry ethylene to the provinces and will result in the creation of 10 ethylene derivative petrochemical complexes in several cities along its course. The complexes will be built in the cities of Gachsaran, Khoramabad, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Mahabad, Andimeshk, Dehdasht, Hamedan, Boroojen and Miyandoab.

The required ethylene feedstock for the complexes that will be developed along the pipeline will be supplied by Kavian (No. 11 Olefin) and Arvand (No. 8 Olefin) Petrochemical Companies.

Five new derivatives complexes to be built along the West Ethylene Pipeline Trunk:

Dehdasht Petrochemical Co.
Dehdasht Petrochemical Co. will be built in the city of Dehdasht, Kohgiloyeh-va-Boyerahmad Province, southwest of Iran. It is slated to produce 250,000 tonne/year of high-density polyethylene (hdPE). The facility is 40% owned by Bakhtar and 60% by Nargan Industries. It will use as feed 245,000 tonne/year of ethylene and 5,000 tonne/year of butene-1.

Andimeshk Petrochemical Company
Andimeshk Petrochemical Co. will be built in the city of Andimeshk, Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran. It is slated to yield 300,000 tonne/year of high-density polyethylene (hdPE). The facility is 100% owned by Bakhtar. It will use as feed 305,000 tonne/year of ethylene and 7,000 tonne/year of butene-1.

Charmahal-va-Bakhtiari Petrochemical Co.
This complex will be constructed in the city of Boroojen, Charmahal-va-Bakhtiari Province. It is slated to yield 300,000 tonne/year of linear low-density polyethylene/high-density polyethylene (lldPE/hdPE). The facility is 100% owned by Bakhtar. Its feedstock includes 295,000 tonne/year of ethylene.

Hamedan Petrochemical Co.
The plant to be built in Hamedan, west of Iran, is scheduled to produce 140,000 tonne/year of vinyl-acetate monomer (VAM) and 45,000 tonne/year of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). Its feedstock consists of 84,000 tonne/year of ethylene and 97,000 tonne/year of acetic acid. The latter will be soured from the NPC subsidiary Fanavaran Petrochemical Company in Petrochemical Special Economic Zone.

Miyandoab Petrochemical Co.
Miyandoab complex will produce 300,000 tonne/year of suspension grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and 190,000 tonne/year of caustic soda. It will consume 144,000 tonne/year of ethylene and 360,000 tonne/year of solar salt. It is wholly owned by Bakhtar.

NPC New Bulletin Jan.-Feb. 2004

NPC & Indian Oil Corp. sign MOU

NPC and the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which focuses on strengthening cooperation between the two companies. It aims to investigate the possibilities for joint investment in petrochemical projects in Iran and India. The two companies decided to expand their cooperation against a backdrop of plans to augment their respective strengths in petrochemical markets.
According to the document, the parties are eager to have further discussions to develop cooperation for petrochemical projects identified in Iran, India and possibly other countries. They have agreed to explore the possibility of Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. in an existing gas-based olefin complex including downstream polyolefins in Iran. They have also decided to explore the likelihood of the Indian company's participation in a new gas-based petrochemical project in Iran.

Feb.2006 NO.69

Private-sector packing plant starts operation in Petzone

A packing facility has started work at the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone. The Petropack Packing plant produces multilayer heavy-duty polyethylene bags. Located at site No 1, it is the first downstream petrochemical plant which is brought onstream at the Zone. Petropack is expected to supply the requirements of petrochemical plants located at the Zone including Marun, Amir Kabir, Bandar Imam, Khuzestan, Razi and Navid Zar Chimi. Petropack is using Windmoller’s state-of-the-art technology for the plant.

NPC Bulletin March-April 2006 　　　

NPC mulling North pipeline

NPC is planning to build a pipeline to transfer gas from Assaluyeh to the country’s northeastern province of Khorasan. Several petrochemical plants including gas-to-liquids (GTL) and fertilizers facilities will be erected along the course of the ‘North’ pipeline.
NPC is also planning to build another pipeline which will stretch from Assaluyeh towards the southeastern port city of Chabahar in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. Chabahar lies on the coast of the Sea of Oman. It has a large free trade and industrial zone. Due to its free trade zone, the city has become important in international trade. Chabahar is the closest and best access point of Iran to the Indian Ocean. NPC intends to launch a wave of new investments there.

2007/11/8 Tehran Times

Four petrochemical plants to be built in S. Khorassan: president

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Wednesday said four petrochemical complexes would be constructed in South Khorassan Province in the near future.

The president made the vow in his address to a large crowd of people in the eastern city of Birjand.
He said the four complexes would be soon set up along the ethylene line crossing the province.
Ahmadinejad had already announced that ethylene lines would be rapidly laid at the four corners of the country.
The president put great emphasis on the development of downstream industries, reiterating that the ethylene line in the western part of the country needed to extend to all areas of the territory.
Ahmadinejad added the petrochemical sector had the capacity to set up a downstream complex in every province.
Such projects would promote domestic expertise in all parts of the country and would create job opportunities, assured the president.
He urged the officials to remove the obstacles and build the infrastructures in an attempt to enjoy the public participation.
Addressing Petroleum Ministry officials, Ahmadinejad ordered them to construct petrochemical complexes throughout the country and to offer their shares to the general public.
Ahmadinejad said, “We have to use each cubic meter of gas in the best way possible and produce high quality gas with maximum value added.”
He urged the petrochemical managers to formulate a five-year plan that would help Iran have the final say in the industry, turning the country to the cradle of petrochemical training in the world.
“We need to indigenize technologies,” underlined the president.

NPC News Bulletin March-April 2006

NPC seeks to use Reserves Fund

NPC has filed a request with the Iranian Government to utilize $1.8bn from the country’s Hard Currency Reserves Fund for the implementation of its projects. NPC once was granted Euro 275m from the Fund to carry out the Kermanshah ammonia & urea plant. The Government is expected to grant $2.5bn to NPC so that it can speed up completion of its projects.

Platts 2007/1/25

Iran's Parsphenol to start building new phe-ace plant this year

Iran's Parsphenol, a privately owned company, is aiming to start construction works on its planned 200,000 mt/year phenol-acetone plant by this year, Hossein Yazdizadeh, president of Parsphenol said. Meanwhile, the pre-commissioning and start-up of the company's phenol-acetone plant was scheduled to be in 2010.

Parsphenol's slow progress on this project was also addressed by Yazdizadeh. He pointed out that the most important reason for the project's delay was tied in with Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) holdup in the construction of its "Olefin 12" plant in Assaluyeh. Parsphenol's propylene feedstock was wholly provided by NPC's "olefin 12" plant. Its benzene feedstock would be obtained from NPC's fourth Aromatic (Borzouyeh) plant also located in Assaluyeh.
Yazdizadeh added that Parsphenol was currently in the process of selecting available and reputable companies as ita partner for this project.