SOCAR to hike ethylene-polyethylene output (Azerbaijan)

Azerkimya, owned by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is gearing up to enhance the manufacturing capacity of ethylene and polyethylene, revealed SOCAR.

Currently, the company is holding talks with experts from petrochemical industries as well as specialized research institutes. Experts have been invited from prestigious organizations such as VNIIOS (Moscow) as well as Bashgiproneftekhim (Ufa).

While discussing, a decision was taken to conduct studies to find out which machinery and equipment to purchase, calculate productivity of the plant and several other technical as well as output related considerations and locate sites for constructing the plant, which is likely to be taken up shortly.

Once the data is collected and assessed, a technical report would be made ready, on the basis of which construction of the plant will be taken up.