BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 30
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend
Nearly 54.5 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products were produced in Iran in the last Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020), Trend reports citing Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
According to the report, production increased by 1.8 percent compared to the preceding Iranian year (from March 21, 2018 to March 21, 2019).
More than 4.8 million tons of polyethylene were produced in last year, which is an increase of 8.6 percent compared on an annualized basis.
The below-mentioned table shows details of the main chemical and petrochemical products manufactured in Iran.
The weight of products is shown in 1,000 tons.
|
Products |
The last Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020) |
The preceding Iranian year (from March 21, 2018 to March 21, 2019) |
Percentage change |
|
Polyethylene |
4824.3 |
4443.5 |
8.6 |
|
Polypropylene |
889.3 |
822.5 |
8.1 |
|
Polystyrene |
428.9 |
427.4 |
0.4 |
|
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) |
63.4 |
60.1 |
5.5 |
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
586.6 |
574.4 |
2.1 |
|
Epoxy Resin (ER) |
4.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
|
Polycarbonate (PC) |
8.3 |
12.3 |
-32.5 |
|
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) |
527.4 |
514.6 |
2.5 |
|
Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) |
64.7 |
55.9 |
15.7 |
|
Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) |
39.2 |
39.1 |
0.3 |
|
Total polymers |
7437 |
6954.7 |
6.9 |
|
Carbamide |
5958.8 |
6121 |
-2.6 |
|
Ammonia |
4171.9 |
4451.7 |
-6.3 |
|
Others |
36948.8 |
36031.9 |
2.5 |
|
Total chemicals |
47079.5 |
46604.6 |
1.0 |
|
Total |
54516.5 |
53.559.3 |
1.8 |