Gas-to-Polypropylene Facility in Kermanshah Ready in 3 Years

A petrochemical plant for converting natural gas to polypropylene is under construction in Eslamabad-e-Gharb, Kermanshah Province, and is expected to come on stream by 2024, managing director of the National Petrochemical Company said.
“The project is the first of its kind in the petrochemical industry of Iran, which is to produce propylene and polypropylene from gas,” Behzad Mohammadi was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news agency Shana.
During a visit to the facility on Saturday, Mohammadi said the executive operation of the project is defined in three phases. 
“In the first phase, natural gas will be converted to methanol. The plant is estimated to produce 660,000 tons per year,” he said.