BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 11
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
As many as 41.4 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products have been manufactured in Iran over the first nine months of this Iranian year (began March 21, 2019), Trend reports referring to the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.
The production increased by 1.7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the report.
As many as 3.5 million tons of polyethylene were produced in the first nine months, and this is an increase of 7.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
The following table shows the main chemical and petrochemical products manufactured in Iran:
|
Product name |
Nine months of this Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2019) |
Nine months of last Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2018) |
Change, in percent |
|
Polyethylene (PE) |
3.5 million tons |
3.3 million tons |
7.8 |
|
Polypropylenen (PP) |
667,400 tons |
615,700 tons |
8.4 |
|
Polystyrene (PS) |
316,300 tons |
320,200 tons |
-1.2 |
|
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) |
46,000 tons |
47,400 tons |
-3 |
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
441,700 tons |
443,900 tons |
-0.5 |
|
Epoxy Resin (ER) |
3,100 tons |
3,500 tons |
-11.4 |
|
Polycarbonate (PC) |
5,900 tons |
12,300 tons |
-52 |
|
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) |
412,900 tons |
399,600 tons |
3.3 |
|
Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) |
48,700 tons |
41,000 tons |
18.8 |
|
Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) |
26,900 tons |
28,800 tons |
-6.6 |
|
Total of polymers |
5.5 million tons |
5.2 million tons |
6 |
|
Carbamide |
4.7 million tons |
4.5 million tons |
3.3 |
|
Ammonia |
3.3 million tons |
3.4 million tons |
-2.8 |
|
Others |
27.8 million tons |
27.4 million tons |
1.2 |
|
Chemical substances in total |
35.8 million tons |
35.4 million tons |
1.1 |
|
Total |
41.4 million tons |
40.7 million tons |
1.7 |