12 March 2013
Iran is to become top producer of urea fertilizer across Mideast within two years through doubling its production capacity, said deputy minister of oil.
Abdolhossein Bayat told Mehr News Agency that the food industries of majority of Asian nations particularly in south Asia and Indian subcontinent are tied to Iran's urea fertilizer.
Currently, the capacity for annual production of 4.5 million tons of urea fertilizer has been prepared, he added.
"One of the largest production units of urea fertilizer would be put into operation during next Iranian year (to start March 21). Marvdasht Petrochemical Complex in Shiraz, Fars province, will be launched with capacity to produce 1.1 million tons urea fertilizer annually."
He also said that the production capacity of urea fertilizer would rise to 5.5 million tons per year, and that two new urea fertilizer complexes are under construction.
On physical progress of Lordegan and Zanjan petrochemical complexes, he said each complex would annually produce one million tons of urea fertilizer.
"Close to 7.5-8 million tons would be added to urea fertilizer production capacity by the end of Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2015)."
Also, permits have been issued for private investors to launch new units and raise urea fertilizer capacity to 14 million tons, he added.
He called ongoing projects in Golestan, Hengan, Assalouyeh, Farashband, Masjed Soleiman as the major urea fertilizer projects.
Based on statistics released by Iran's Customs Administration, urea fertilizer exports rose by 142 percent and surpassed $45 million during last year (ended March 19, 2012). Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, and India were top urea fertilizer markets last year.
Iran is to become top producer of urea fertilizer across Mideast within two years through doubling its production capacity, said deputy minister of oil.
Abdolhossein Bayat told Mehr News Agency that the food industries of majority of Asian nations particularly in south Asia and Indian subcontinent are tied to Iran's urea fertilizer.
Currently, the capacity for annual production of 4.5 million tons of urea fertilizer has been prepared, he added.
"One of the largest production units of urea fertilizer would be put into operation during next Iranian year (to start March 21). Marvdasht Petrochemical Complex in Shiraz, Fars province, will be launched with capacity to produce 1.1 million tons urea fertilizer annually."
He also said that the production capacity of urea fertilizer would rise to 5.5 million tons per year, and that two new urea fertilizer complexes are under construction.
On physical progress of Lordegan and Zanjan petrochemical complexes, he said each complex would annually produce one million tons of urea fertilizer.
"Close to 7.5-8 million tons would be added to urea fertilizer production capacity by the end of Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2015)."
Also, permits have been issued for private investors to launch new units and raise urea fertilizer capacity to 14 million tons, he added.
He called ongoing projects in Golestan, Hengan, Assalouyeh, Farashband, Masjed Soleiman as the major urea fertilizer projects.
Based on statistics released by Iran's Customs Administration, urea fertilizer exports rose by 142 percent and surpassed $45 million during last year (ended March 19, 2012). Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, and India were top urea fertilizer markets last year.
© Iran Daily 2013
