ASSALUYEH – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Sunday inaugurated the Jam Petrochemical Complex, consisting of the largest olefin production unit in the world.

According to PIN, with the production capacity of 1,321,000 tons of ethylene, the complex is the world’s largest ethylene production unit. Also producing 306,000 tons of propylene, 600,000 tons of polyethylene, and 300,000 tons of polypropylene per annum, Jam Petrochemical Complex is the most unique petrochemical complex in the Middle East.
The project came on stream with the aim of increasing the country’s income, expanding the exports of polymer, promoting Iran’s share in the global market, making optimal use of oil and gas reserves, improving domestic technical knowledge, and raising domestic production.
The complex was commercially put into operation last Iranian calendar year (ended March 19). The complex now has above 70 percent of its production capacity and some 90 percent of the complex’s output is for export.
The output of the complex is the raw material needed for downstream industries like the production of machine-made carpets, paints, solvents, textiles, cables, disposable containers, and industrial parts.