TEHRAN — A unit to produce ethane and methane has become operational at the Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Port Complex, an official with the Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Company said here on Sunday.

The unit will produce 172,000 tons of ethane, 49,000 tons of propane, and 44,000 tons of light gas fuel per annum, Ali Aqbaba, an advisor to the company’s managing director said.

Started in 2004, the project to construct the unit has attracted investment worth $16.4 million in forex reserves plus Rls.40 billion in national currency for completion, he noted.

Aqabab added that the unit is to feed by gas supplied by Imam Khomeini Port Processing Company.