Tehran, IRNA – The capacity for production of petrochemicals in Iran will increase from 92 to 131.5 million metric tons (mt) per year by the end of Iran's seventh National Development Plan in early 2027.

A report by the IRNA on Tuesday said that the capacity for manufacturing propylene in Iran will reach 11.6 million mt at the end of the five-year plan in 2027.

Production capacity of the methanol chain products in the downstream of the Iranian petrochemical sector will increase to 0.7 million mt per year overt the next five years, said the report. 

Ethylene chain output will reach 11.9 million mt while aromatic chain production will amount to 3 million mt by early 2027. 

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