For the first time in Iran, this company has used completely Iranian knowledge in the field of petrochemical and polymer products and has useful experiences in designing, purchasing and manufacturing ordinary polystyrene products.
Ordinary polystyrene (GPPS) has many applications in various fields such as home appliances such as refrigerators, utensils, kitchen appliances, and in the automotive industry, such as hazard lights, disposable tableware, crystal injectable crystal tableware, and so on.
The following is a proposal for the construction and operation of a conventional polystyrene unit with a capacity of 30,000 tons per year:
Abstract of GPPS Crystal Polystyrene Production Plan in Iran:
General specifications of the design:
| project title :Production of crystalline polystyrene (ordinary) GPPS |
| production capacity: 30,000 tons per year |
| Ingredients for each kilogram of product :
1) Styrene monomer 0.99 kg 2) Mineral Oil 0.029 kg 3) Ethyl benzene solvent 0.002 kg |
| Styrene monomer supply source :
1) Pars Assaluyeh Petrochemical Company of Iran with a capacity of 600,000 tons per year 2) SABIC Saudi Arabia with a capacity of 2,200,000 tons per year 3) Approved petrochemical project and ongoing 500,000 tons per year |
| Uses of GPPS polystyrene :Packaging (all transparent boxes of chocolate and confectionery, etc.), home appliances, transparent disposable containers, production of building insulation foam in XPS form, disposable foam food containers, frames (CDs, cassettes and cartridges), audio and video accessories , Lampshade (vehicles, etc.), transparent plastic sheets (for skylights of shower cabins, etc.), production of stationery (rulers, pens, pencil holders, etc.), decorative plastic parts and other products, production of polystyrene Simple EPS expansion and Neopor graphite |
| Domestic manufacturers of polystyrene GPPS |
| 30,000 tons per year of Moheb Polymer Company of Qom
30,000 tons per year of Taha Sazan Saveh Company 24,000 tons per year of Tabriz Petrochemical |
Utility required
| Power consumption 0.08: kW per kg of product |
| Water consumption in the process :Almost zero (no water consumed in this process) |
| Water required for cooling tower make-up and sanitary purposes :0.0005 cubic meters per kilogram of product |
| Gas: 0.015 cubic meters per kilogram of product |
Economic status of the project
| The amount of investment without considering the land: 25 billion tomans + 3,200,000 euros |
| Number of productions working days: 330 days a year |
| Required land area:
20,000 square meters in total including: 500 square meters of production area of the production line machinery 1000 square meters of shed for product storage 1000 square meters of indoor spaces for utilities and workshops 500 square meters of office 3000 square meters for the establishment of farm tanks |
| needed human resources: 60 people |
It should be noted that the price of raw materials (styrene monomer) in the Persian Gulf region is cheaper and more expensive as it goes to China. Conversely, the price of the product (polystyrene) in the Persian Gulf region is more expensive and everything that goes to China becomes cheaper. This price difference is very valuable and investable. The uses of polystyrene are also very high as shown in the table.
