Ilam Petrochem Company Using Domestic Catalyst

Ilam Petrochemical Company in Ilam Province has successfully used the catalyst made by the Petrochemical Research and Technology Company in its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit, managing director of the company said.
“Using the indigenized catalyst has helped the company save $6 million, which would otherwise be spent on importing the item from other countries like China or Japan,” Seyyed Gholam Hassan Garshasbi was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news portal.
The catalyst was previously imported but due to the US sanctions in recent years, the country faced difficulties. Therefore, experts and engineers at PRTC endeavored and succeeded in acquiring the knowhow for producing the catalyst.
Referring to the cost of producing the catalyst domestically at about 70% of the cost of the foreign counterpart, he said that in view of the success of the catalyst’s use in the company, the construction of a catalyst unit in the complex has been placed on the agenda.