NPC selects local contractor for Ilam Olefin Plant NPC has awarded the contract for the Ilam Olefin Project to Bina Co. of Iran. The plant will produce 490,000 tonne/year of polymer grade ethylene and 98,000 tonne/year of propylene. It will also produce 139,000 tonne/year of pyrolysis gasoline and 42,000 tonne/year of fuel oil as by-products. It will use Stone & Webster Technology. Ilam Olefin Plant covers a ten-hectare area. It is part of the Ilam Petrochemical Complex, located 14 km from Ilam city in the vicinity of the town of Chovar. This contract calls for the provision of basic and detailed engineering, procurement and supply of equipment, erection, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance tests. The feed for the plant will be supplied in three separate stream flows, with 233,000 tonne/year of ethane, 328,000 tonne/year of C3+ and 391,000 tonne/year of C5+ from the nearby Ilam Gas Refinery which is already under construction. The required utility of the plant will be sourced from the complex's utility unit. The completion will take place within 36 months from the contract's effective date. Ilam Petrochemical Company is responsible for implementing and will operate the plant.