Arvand Petrochemical Company to Indigenize Catalysts, Chemicals

Arvand Petrochemical Company in Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province, plans to indigenize all the required catalysts and chemicals with the help of domestic knowledge-based companies.
The company has so far localized 32 types of catalysts and chemicals, from a total of 50 used in different units, the Oil Ministry’s news agency Shana reported.
The new plan entails production of about 11,000 tons of various products by Iranian companies.
According to the company, the quality of domestic catalysts and chemicals is similar to the foreign ones. The main use of localized products is in the production of VCM, S-PVC and E-PVC.