KShana � Iran�s Kermanshah Polymer Company (KPC) is to increase its polyethylene production capacity by 12 percent.

The CEO of the company, Masoud Saeidi Taheri, outlined the plant�s plans to boost its production capacity saying last year the company was able to offer 107% of its nominal polyethylene capacity, and in the first six months of the current calendar year, which began on March 21, production was 8% higher than its nominal capacity.

�This plant does not have any production bottlenecks and can increase its production capacity by 10 to 12 percent,� he added.

He said the plant�s polyethylene production capacity currently stood at 300,000 tons per year or 38 tons per hour.

�We hope to increase the capacity to 43 or 44 tons per hour," Mr. Taheri said.

He further stated that plans were under way to bring the facility�s production capacity to 345,000 tons per year by March 2020.