BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Nearly 10.1 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products were produced in Iran during the first 2 months of current Iranian year (March 20-May 20, 2020), Trend reports citing Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade of Iran.
According to the report, production increased by 5.6 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year
About 9.6 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products were produced in the same period last Iranian year.
The below-mentioned table shows details of the main chemical and petrochemical products manufactured in Iran.
The volume of products is shown in tons:
|
Products |
1st month of current Iranian year (March 20-April 19, 2020) |
2nd month of current Iranian year (April 20-May 20, 2020) |
Percentage change |
First two months of last Iranian year (March 21-May 21, 2019) |
First two months of current Iranian year (March 20-May 20, 2020) |
Percentage change |
|
Polyethylene |
420,300 |
449,500 |
6.9 |
709,800 |
874,300 |
23.2 |
|
Polypropylene |
79,100 |
68,600 |
-13.3 |
150,700 |
147,700 |
-2.0 |
|
Polystyrene |
28,600 |
42,000 |
46.9 |
83,200 |
71,000 |
-14.7 |
|
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) |
4,800 |
7,200 |
50.0 |
9,800 |
12,100 |
23.5 |
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
51,400 |
42,600 |
-17.1 |
95,700 |
94,200 |
-1.6 |
|
Epoxy Resin (ER) |
200 |
500 |
150.0 |
300 |
700 |
133.3 |
|
Polycarbonate (PC) |
1,100 |
900 |
-18.2 |
100 |
2,000 |
1900 |
|
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) |
47,500 |
40,700 |
-14.3 |
103,100 |
88,200 |
-1.5 |
|
Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) |
3,000 |
2,700 |
-10.0 |
10,900 |
5,700 |
-47.7 |
|
Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) |
2,800 |
1,900 |
-32.1 |
7,400 |
4,700 |
-36.5 |
|
Total polymers |
639,000 |
657,000 |
2.8 |
1.1 million |
1.3 million |
11.1 |
|
Carbamide |
580,100 |
589,500 |
1.6 |
1.12 million |
1.16 million |
3.9 |
|
Ammonia |
418,700 |
393,700 |
-6.0 |
763,400 |
812,500 |
6.4 |
|
Others |
3.3 million |
3.43 million |
2.0 |
6.56 million |
6.88 million |
4.8 |
|
Total chemicals |
4.36 million |
4.41 million |
1.2 |
8.45 million |
8.86 million |
4.8 |
|
Total |
5 million |
5.07 million |
1.4 |
9.62 million |
10.16 million |
5.6 |