BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran produced 25.1 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products during the first 5 months of the current Iranian year (March 20-August 21, 2020), Trend reports citing the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran.
According to the report, this is an increase of 6.3 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
“While in the same period last Iranian year, Iran produced 23.6 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products,” the report said.
According to the report, 2.1 million tons of polyethylene was produced within five months. The polyethylene production increased by 9.4 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
The table shows the production details of chemical and petrochemical products:
|
Products |
First 5 months of the current Iranian year (March 20- August 21, 2020) |
First 5 months of last Iranian year (March 21- August 22, 2019) |
Percentage change |
|
Polyethylene (PE) |
2.12 million tons |
1.94 million tons |
9.4 |
|
Polypropylene (PP) |
373,300 tons |
370,300 tons |
0.8 |
|
Polystyrene (PS) |
226,800 tons |
187,300 tons |
21.1 |
|
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) |
29,900 tons |
26,700 tons |
12 |
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
230,500 tons |
245,100 tons |
-6 |
|
Epoxy Resin (ER) |
2,800 tons |
1,600 tons |
75 |
|
Polycarbonate (PC) |
2,300 tons |
3,900 tons |
-41 |
|
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) |
206,100 tons |
237,100 tons |
-13.1 |
|
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) |
24,300 tons |
26,900 tons |
-9.7 |
|
Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) |
24,600 tons |
15,000 tons |
64 |
|
Total polymers |
3.24 million tons |
3.05 million tons |
6.2 |
|
Urea |
2.69 million tons |
2.69 million tons |
0.2 |
|
Ammonia |
1.91 million tons |
1.85 million tons |
3.2 |
|
Others |
1.73 million tons |
1.6 million tons |
7.6 |
|
Total chemicals |
21,935 tons |
20,641 tons |
6.3 |
|
Total |
25.2 million tons |
23.7 million tons |
6.3 |