Iran to Launch Petrochemical Unit in Ilam Province Soon

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is planning to launch Ilam Petrochemical Sulfur Dismantling Unit next spring, a senior energy official announced.

The announcement was made by Managing Director of the National Iranian Petrochemical Company Seyed Reza Norouz-zadeh during his inspection to Ilam Petrochemical Complex on Sunday.

Norouz-zadeh said that the Ilam Petrochemical Sulfur Degradation Unit has made a very good progress in the last two years. He said that the refinery's operations will be completed by the end of the current Iranian year (will end March 20, 2018) and will be operational in the first quarter of the next Iranian year.

Norouz-zadeh went on to say that the progress of the two projects, olefin and SRU (sulfur distillation unit), has been very satisfactory and will become operational after the issues are duly solved.He said that he was present in Ilam Province during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and witnessed firsthand the hardships the province’s residents had to endure during those years. Norouz-zadeh added that Ilam Petrochemical Company has played an important role in eliminating the difficulties in the province and has made considerable contribution to creation of employment among the local residents.About 90 percent of the work at Ilam Petrochemical Complex has been completed. The project has the capacity to produce 450,000 tons of ethylene a year.