IRAN: Karoon Petrochemical Co. completes second phase with MDI production
Iran’s Karoon Petrochemical Co. has completed its phase two expansion, which includes a 40,000-t/y diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) plant, as well as the largest nitrobenzene unit in the Middle East, according to Tasnim News.
Located at Bandar Imam in the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone, the first phase involved a facility designed to produce 40,000 t/y of toluene diisocyanate that was inaugurated in 2008.
Nitrobenzene capacity was not given, but the report said the majority of it will be used for the production of aniline.
Source: Weekly “PetroChemical News”, Durham, NC, USA; 1 Feb 2016
(Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)
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