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Production of some chemicals and petrochemicals up in Iran

Oil&Gas Materials 22 February 2020 16:16 (UTC +04:00)
Production of some chemicals and petrochemicals up in Iran

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 22

By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:

Iran produced 45.8 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products during the first 10 months of this Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 through January 20, 2020), Trend reports referring to the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade.

The production increased by 1.9 percent compared to the same period of last Iranian year.

Some four million tons of polyethylene were produced during the reporting period which is an increase of 8.7 percent compared to the same period of last Iranian year.

The below-mentioned table includes the details of the main chemical and petrochemical products manufactured in Iran. The weight of products is indicated in 1,000 tons.

Products

10 months of this Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 through January 20, 2020)

10 months of last Iranian year (from March 21, 2018 through January 20, 2019)

Difference in percent

Polyethylene

4,008.7

3,688.5

8.7

Polypropylene

745,700

680,700

9.5

Polystyrene

140,200

350,200

-60

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

50,900

51,100

-0.4

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

492,300

490,900

0.3

Epoxy Resin (ER)

3,700

4,200

-11.9

Polycarbonate (PC)

6,300

12,300

-48.8

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

451,200

438,300

2.9

Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR)

53,900

45,300

19

Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR)

30,800

32,400

-4.9

Total polymers

5.984

5.794

3.3

Carbamide

5,154.9

5,061.1

1.9

Ammonia

3,604.9

3,732.2

-3.4

Others

31,142.7

30,430.7

2.3

Total chemicals

39,902.2

39.224

1.7

Total

45,885.9

45,017.9

1.9

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