# Tabriz Petrochemical Company launches new polypropylene unit in Iran

Tabriz Petrochemical Company (TPC) launched a new polypropylene unit with a capacity of 30,000 tons per year, representing a $20 million investment. The unit uses batch bulk polymerization technology to produce polypropylene powder for injection, cable coating, pipes and fibers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-11-17
- Where: Tabriz, Iran, Iran
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 17 Nov 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 30,000 tons per year
- Products: polypropylene powder, homopolymer polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Tabriz Petrochemical Company](https://endata.com/companies/66719.md)

## Sources

- [ana.ir](https://ana.ir/en/news/754/iranian-petrochemical-company-launches-polypropylene-unit), 2022-11-17: "The high value-added resulting from the conversion of propylene to polypropylene and the presence of excess propylene feedstock in the complex prompted TPC to develop a project with a capacity of 30,000 tons of polypropylene per year in 2018."

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