Increase in Iran MTBE Production

Production of MTBE, a gasoline additive to raise the octane number, has increased in Iran's petrochemical industries.
Two companies in Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province, are major producers of MTBE. Kimia Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company, with annual production of half a million tons, and Shimibaft Petrochemical Company, producing 150,000 tons per annum, are the two main MTBE producers, Association of Petrochemical Employers' Union reported.