Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Methane Indigenized

Catalysts used for dry reforming of methane at Khuzestan Petrochemical Company has been indigenized with the help of two domestic companies.
Petrochemical Research and Technology Company has acquired the technical knowhow to produce the catalysts at Khwarizmi Technology Development Company, the National Petrochemical Company news website Nipna reported.
The initiative lessens the negative impact of the US economic siege on Iran. In the past two years local knowledge-based firms and manufactures have pooled minds to indigenize machinery and equipment for assorted industries.
Donald Trump announced fresh economic sanctions on Iran in August 2018 targeting key industrial sectors. In May of that year the belligerent US president tore up the landmark 2015 nuclear deal Iran had signed with six world powers and in November announced tough new sanctions against key sectors.