Kermanshah Company Ready to Produce Key Petrochem Catalyst

Construction of the BZN2 catalyst unit in Kermanshah Polymer Complex in western Kermanshah Province started on Saturday.
The unit is expected to be completed next year and produce 50 tons of catalysts per year to be used to convert ethylene to polyethylene, the head of the company said.
Studies have been carried out by research teams of the company and the indigenized catalyst, produced for the first time in Iran, will replace the catalyst that is imported from Japan, Ali Rostamabadi was reported as saying by Mehr News Agency.
Founded in 2012, Kermanshah Polymer Company produces 300,000 tons of polyethylene per annum. It receives natural gas as feedstock from Asalouyeh via the West Ethylene Pipeline.