Mehdi Mohammadi told a press conference on Wednesday that Masjid Soleyman Petrochemical Plant came online with a 2-year delay in 2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak, saying the delay resulted in the company repaying the installments to the Chinese financier with a delay.

He underlined the effort of Masjid Soleyman Company to manage the balance of expenses compared to its income, and added: “Construction of this complex in the deprived area of Masjid Soleyman was the greatest service to the people of that region.”

Masjid Soleyman Petrochemical Plant’s CEO continued: “This company has created jobs for about 500 people directly and about 700 people indirectly.”

Mohammadi announced the annual nominal capacity of Masjid Soleyman petrochemical plant at 1,075 tons of urea granules and 680 tons of ammonia.

He said up to 20% of the urea output of the plant will be delivered to agricultural services and 80% of products exported.