During the inauguration of the world’s largest polyvinyl chloride (PVC) unit in the complex, managing director of the Arvand Petrochemical Complex named Jamaica as the newest importer of Iranian petrochemical products.
“Launching the PVC unit will remove the need for importing caustic soda,” Esmaeel Mousavi said.
The PVC production line at the Arvand Petrochemical Complex will increase Iran’s annual PVC production capacity by 340,000 tons.
Since it began developing the project in 2003, Iran has invested approximately USD 1.6 billion in the Arvand Petrochemical Complex.
The Complex produces 2.834 million tons of various petrochemical products each year which are used as feedstock in the downstream sector such as detergents, papers, textiles and healthcare industries as well as solvents for resins and waxes.
In addition to Jamaica, the complex’s products are exported to South Africa, Nigeria, Singapore, India, China and some European countries.
Iran has developed 69 plans to boost its petrochemical output from the past year’s 54 million tons to 100 million in 2015.