Majid Daftari, the CEO of PRTC, said that various
petrochemical holdings benefit from the knowledge and technology of this
company and announced the signing of a contract with Persian Gulf Holding and
then Parsian Oil and Gas Company in the field of converting methanol to propylene
(PVM) with a capacity of 500,000 tons, on Friday (May 19).
Daftari said at the specialized meeting on
"Reviewing the achievements of Petrochemical Research and Technology
Company, Methanol Chain and Catalyst Document" that 27 percent of PRTC contracts
are in the field of chemical and novel materials, 20 percent in non-polymeric
processes, 20 percent in polymeric processes, 30 percent in non-polymeric
catalysts and three percent in polymeric catalysts.
He also reported on covering 40 percent of 200
catalysts of the petrochemical industry, and said: “We do not exclusively
provide technical knowhow to any company, but we outsource production to other
companies and sign contracts, including royalty contracts.”
Daftari referred to the achievements of his
company and emphasized on optimizing and solving process problems of production
units, improving existing knowledge and expanding knowledge boundaries,
developing technical knowledge of strategic petrochemical materials, developing
technical knowledge for producing petrochemical products, developing knowledge
required for downstream petrochemical industries and developing technical
knowledge for producing petrochemical catalysts.
He also referred to the research and technology
infrastructure and called the company's demo plants unique, and said: “Demo
plant means industrial units that include production from A to Z; HDPE and PP
demo plants in Arak center and PET and MTP demo plants in Mahshahr center are
among the important demo plants.”
The CEO of Petrochemical Research and Technology
Company also referred to the model of achieving domestic technology by going
through the stages of LAB SCALE, BENCH SCALE, PILOT PLANT SCALE and DEMO PLANT
SCALE and emphasized that in many cases, “we find out in the early stages that
the material is suitable for mass production.”
Daftari also emphasized on the structure of the
company's activities and referred to the connection between PRTC and Arak,
Mahshahr, Asaluyeh and Tehran centers with universities and research centers,
knowledge-based companies, petrochemical complexes, suppliers and downstream
industries.
He said: “Our big customers are petrochemical
complexes such as Tabriz Petrochemical Company, Bushehr Petrochemical Company,
Lorch Petrochemical Company, Qeshm Petrochemical Company, Mapna Company, foreign
companies, etc.”