Deputy Minister: Iran’s Export of Masterbatch, Polymer Doubles
“Last year, the export of masterbatch and polymer compound industries in Iran experienced a 100 percent growth,” Sheikh said.
Noting that this growth is due to the good prospects that have been created in this industry, he said, “In the past two decades, this industry has grown in Iran and now has 735 active companies, and their total capacity has reached 4.8 million tons.”
“The number of projects in this field with physical progress of over 70 percent that will be put into operation next year is 85 projects, which will add 850,000 tons to the country's capacity,” Sheikh said.
Reports said last August that an Iranian knowledge-based company had succeeded to mass-produce and export polymer materials, different types of masterbatches and compounds worth of nine million dollars annually.
Pouya Polymer Tehran Company (PPT) is active in the field of masterbatch and compound production, and while supplying a major part of the needs of downstream production companies in Iran, it exports over 30% of its products to different states, including South Korea, Germany, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Canada, Iraq and Pakistan, and the countries of Central Asia and Caucasus.
“The PPT company makes different products and supplies the needs of various industries. During the last 20 years, we have been able to successfully produce all types of compounds and related masterbatches and provide them to industries,” said Mohsen Honarian, the managing-director of the company.
“The company's products include compounds covering metal pipes and compounds and masterbatches of pipes and irrigation tapes and geomembrane sheets and products related to modern agricultural industries,” he added.
“The annual nominal capacity of the company and its subsidiaries is over 120,000 tons in the field of production of various polymer mixtures and engineering compounds. Also, last year, we exported nearly $9 million worth of goods and we were able to win the title of the best exporter of the year,” Honarian said.
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