Iran plans to build Propylene via Methanol plant

16-Feb-16

Iran is in discussions with Air Liquide regarding prospects of building a Propylene via Methanol (PVM) plant in the country, as per an Iranian petrochemical official. PVM technology is used to convert methanol into propylene. Over the past two years, Iran focused on acquiring PVM technology, launching its first PVM pilot plant in Mahshahr city in early 2015, producing 120,000 tons of propylene from methanol, as per Xinhua Esmaeil Qambari, managing director of Iran’s Petrochemical Research and Technology Company said, “we discussed with Air Liquide the potential for a scientific partnership to develop a 500,000 ton PVM plant in Iran.”