IRNA � Ilam Petrochemical Facility's Olefin Unit will be operational in the next Iranian calendar year, Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Managing Director of the National Petrochemical Industries Company Behzad Mohammadi says.

Mohammadi said on the sidelines of his tour of the local petchem facility in the western Iranian province that Ministry of Petroleum tries to put the desalination unit of Ilam Petchem Facility as of spring and the Olefin Unit of the facility as of summer next year.

He said the petchem projects will be commissioned while observing all the health, safety and environment (HSE) and security standards.

He added that included in the operational unit series will be the de-sulfurization, Polypropylene (PP) and pyrolysis units.