Jam Petrochemical Company in the port city of Asalouyeh, Bushehr Province, will increase production with the launch of an ABS/rubber production unit, the marketing and sales manager of the company said.
“The unit’s construction has registered 85% progress and it is expected to become operational in nine months,” Saeed Shirdel was quoted as saying by the National Petrochemical Company’s news service Nipna.
The measure is in line with plans to complete the value chain of products at the complex.
Upon completion, the unit will produce 200,000 tons of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) as well as 60,000 tons of rubber per year.
ABS is a hard, heat-resistant engineering plastic that is widely used in housing appliances, pipe fittings and automotive interior parts.
As well as its uses in computer keyboard components and LEGO bricks, ABS is commonly used to make plastic face guards for wall sockets and protective housing for power tools. It is commonly used in the automotive field too, for items such as plastic alloys and decorative interior car parts.
Constructing new ethylene production units, increasing exports and producing petrochemicals with higher value-added are also on the agenda of JPC.
“Last year, we were able to export to 31 international markets and we are trying to expand exports,” Shirdel said.
“Currently, about 45% of Jam's products are exported to China and the remaining 55% are sent to Turkey, CIS countries, Europe, India and Africa.”
Jam Petrochemical Company owns some of the largest petrochemical facilities in the southern city of Asalouyeh. It is one of the biggest producers of wide-ranging olefins in the Middle East.
JPC produces various chemical and petrochemical products, including a high density grade of polyethylene used for producing PE100 pipes that possess higher long-term strength and are used in oil, gas, water and wastewater pipeline networks.
