Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 41

10-October-2005

IRAN

NPC Preparing Tender For Methanol-To-Propylene Plant

Irans National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is preparing a tender for an engineering, procurement and construction contract to build the worlds first methanol-to-propylene (MTP) plant at Bandar Imam. The plant is expected to have capacity in the range 100,000-120,000 tons/year, and will incorporate technology developed by Lurgi and commercialized with the help of Statoil (MEES, 14...