Shiraz

The city of is in southwest of .it is the capital of .Covering an area of 340 km,it is iran’s third largest city.Shiraz has a population of 1,727,331 and is iran’s fourth most populous city.It is situated at an altitude of 1486 at the foot of Zagros mountain range.It is 919Km from . Shiraz is one of Iran’s most beautiful and historical cities.

Places of interests :

*Ghavam Citus Garden * Baghe-e- Delgosha(Delgosha *Garden) *Karim Khan-e-Zand citadel * Hafeziyeh * Afif abad Garden *Quran Gate * Kohpaye * Shahe Cheragh *Siboyeh Tomp * Masjid-e-Vakil * Vakil Bath *Chehel Tanan Mausoleum * Pars Museum * Flower Clock

Shiraz twin cities * Nicosia(Cyprus) * Chongqing(China) * Dushanbe(Tajikistan)

Location :45km north of Shiraz Area : 300 hectares Founded in : 1952 Ownership : NPC (89.5%) ,Social Security Organization (4.63%),National Pension Fund(4.07%),Astan- e-Quds-e-Razavi(0.19%),Others (1.17%),Preferencial Shares(0.34%)

Shiraz Petrochemical Co.

Shiraz Petrochemical Co. was lran’s first petrochemical complex which was brought onstream in 1963. It is located near Koi River. The complex lies in an area of 300 hectares of which 72 hectares are allocated to in- dustrial sites.'At the outset, the complex consisted of 4 production plants including ammonia, urea, nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plus utility unit. Later, the complex underwent several expansion projects which in-' cluded soda ash which was commissioned in 1973 and the complex’s largest expansion project was launched in 1985.

Product Final Feed licensor Production date Light Soda ash 80 Lime,salt Industrial 1973 Dense soda ash 66 Soda ash Export/Import 1973 Sodium 20 “ (Romania) 1973 bicarbonate Ammonia 432 NG,air ICI(ENGLAND) 1985 UREA 2 495 Ammonia,co2 Stami Carbon 1985 (Netherlands) Nitric acid 341 Ammonia,air Gran Paroise 1985 (France) Ammonium 214.5 Ammonia,nitric acid Kalten Bach 1965 (france) Argon 5 Purge gas Air Liquid(Franch) 1994 Chlorine 20 Caustic 22.4 HCL 20 salt Denora(Italy) 1988 Sodium 13.2 Hypochloride Methanol 84 NG Lurgi(Germany) 1990 Perchlorine 5 Cl2,NAOH,lime Denora(Italy) 1993

Product application

Soda ash: in production of glass and crystal, food and Pharmaceuticals, paper industry, leather industry.

Ammonia: feed for production of various chemicals and fertilizers

Urea: for production of fertilizer, resins, fomtaldehydes 8. melamine

Nitric Acid: wide application including used in explosives and dairy products

Ammonium nitrate: fertilizer to improve soil; also used in medical, mineral military industries

Argon: in welding, steel industry and electric light bulbs

Chloralkalix in food, sanitation, paper, aluminum, plastic industries as well as treatment of potable water, production of disilfectants

Methanol: production of acetic acid, MTBE, formaldehydes and organic solvents melamine, insect killers, anti-freeze

Perchlorine: in production of disinfectaints and antiseptics

Input feed Amount (m3/y) Source NG 900,000,000 NIGC Water 15,500,000 Fars Water Org

Input Amount(“000t/y) Source Salt 220 Maharlo River Lime 120 Nearby Limestone mine

Standard certificates

ISO-9001:2000 ISO-14001:2004

HSE MS OHSAS-18001:1999

P roductio n process

LIME Sodaas SODA ASH Dense Sodaas

Sodium Bicabonat

PERCHLORINE PERCHLORINE Salt Chlor Caustic Alkali Chlorine HCL

Javel water

UREA2 UREA

CO2 NATURAL GAS AMMONIA AMMONIA UREA2 UREA

AMMONIU AMMONIUM NITRATE NITRIC ACID NITRIC ACID NITRATE

NITRIC ACID

ARGON ARGON

METHANOL METHANOL