ARPC Shazand Petrochemical Complex
Entity
Shazand Petrochemical Company
Predominantly Chemicals Operations
/ Arak
22nd Km of Borujred Road
https://arpc-ir.com/products/chemical-products.html


Aerial view of the ARPC petrochemical complex | Credit: Shazan Petrochemical Company home page (accessed Oct 23, 2025)

The ARPC petrochemical complex occupies approximately 523 hectares and operates 18 integrated production plants producing a wide range of polymers, chemicals, and synthetic rubber from naphtha feedstock with a capacity of 870,000 tonnes/year of saleable petrochemical products​. The complex underwent revamp and expansion projects in 2003, boosting total annual capacity by 15%.

Feedstock and Integration

Primary Feedstock is naphtha (heavy and light), supplied from 16 Iranian and international sources, including the adjacent Shazand Oil Refinery. The complex also uses:​

  • Natural gas (12.2 million Nm³/year)​
  • Kerosene (900,000 tonnes/year)​
  • LPG as alternative feedstock (up to 180 tonnes/day)

Major Production Units and Capacities (post-expansion):


Facility block flow diagram | Credit: ARPC product catalogue (Sep 2014) 

Product Category Product Capacity
(tonnes/year)
Olefins Ethylene 306,400
  Propylene 124,000
Polyolefins HDPE 85,000
  LLDPE 75,000
  Polypropylene (PP) 75,000
Synthetic Rubber Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) 30,000
Chemicals Ethylene Oxide (EO) 110,000
  Ethylene Glycol (EG) 105,000
  Hydrogenated Pyrolysis
Gasoline (HPG)
169,000
  2-Ethyl Hexanol (2EH) 45,000
  Acetic Acid (AA) 30,000
  Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) 30,000
  Ethanol Amines (EA) 30,000
  Ethoxylated Products (ETX) 30,000
  Butane-Butene Raffinate (BBR) 25,500
  Butene-1 7,000
  Normal Butanol 5,700
  Iso-Butanol 5,000

 

Markets and Applications

Sales Distribution:

  • Approximately 50% sold domestically through Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME)​
  • Approximately 50% exported to international markets​

Key Export Markets: China, Turkey, India, Middle Asia, Southeast Asia, and neighboring countries.

References

  1. Shazan Petrochemical Company home page (accessed Oct 23, 2025)
  2. ARPC product catalogue (Sep 2014)
  3. Iain. energy, oil & gas magazine (May 12, 2016). Shazand (Arak) Petrochemical Company - A grand production

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