Two Refineries to Produce Petroleum Coke

Two petroleum coke production units will be built in Bandar Abbas and Imam Khomeini refineries where 700,000 tons per year of needle and sponge coke for the steel and aluminum industries will be produced.
The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company and Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation (IMIDRO) signed an agreement for the production of sponge and needle coke in the two refineries, which should make Iran self-sufficient in the two items, the Oil Ministry news portal Shana reported.