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Iran Inaugurates Arvand PVC Plant at Bandar Imam
Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad today attended the official inauguration of the Arvand polyvinyl chloride (PVC) manufacturing complex at Bandar Imam, Iran. The complex, completed behind schedule, is designed to produce 300,000 m.t./year of...

Stolt Tanker Suffers Explosion
One crew member is still missing after an explosion on board a chemical tanker in the Arab Gulf on March 15. The ship, Stolt Valor, is owned and operated by Stolt...

Iran Readies Butene-1 Unit; Feedstock Shortages to Ease
Jam Petrochemical is in the process of starting up its butene-1 manufacturing facility at Assaluyeh, Iran, local reports say. The facility, which required an investment of $85 million, is designed to produce 115,000 m.t./year, making it one of the largest...

Oman Pulls Out of Fertilizer Joint Venture Project in Iran
Iranian news agencies announced on Saturday that Oman has pulled out of a fertilizer joint venture project, citing disagreement over the price of gas. The announcement, quoting Abdohossein Bayat, managing director of the National Petrochemical Co...

Sasol Plans Ethane Cracker in Louisiana
Sasol says it has advanced a feasibility study on a possible 1.4-million m.t./year ethylene plant and downstream derivative units at its Lake Charles site. Sasol also reported today that is in discussions on possible divestment of its stake in Arya Sasol, a polyethylene joint venture in Iran...

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