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Chemical Plants in Iran
Iran has 36 chemical plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 5th-largest fleet of the 80 countries that hold any, and 4% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 36 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company (1), Arian Methanol Petrochemical (1) and Arya Sasol Polymer Company (1) — Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company alone is named on 3% of them. They account for 6% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Iran.
36
Chemical Plant in Iran
#5
of 80 countries
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Who owns Iran's chemical plants
- Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company1 3%
- Arian Methanol Petrochemical1 3%
- Arya Sasol Polymer Company1 3%
- Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company1 3%
- Bouali Sina Petrochemical Company1 3%
- Bushehr Petrochemical Company1 3%
- Dena Petrochemical Industries1 3%
- Di Polymer Aryan Company1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Iran compares · chemical plants by country
- 1. China365
- 2. United States64
- 3. India48
- 4. Russia47
- 5. Iran36
- 6. Germany18
- 7. Canada17
- 8. Japan17
Frequently asked
- How many chemical plants are there in Iran?
- OverWatts maps 36 chemical plants in Iran — 4% of the world's mapped total, the 5th-largest national fleet of the 80 countries with any.
- Who owns the chemical plants in Iran?
- Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 36 (3%). Next are Arian Methanol Petrochemical (1), Arya Sasol Polymer Company (1) and Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (1).