Petro Gohar Pars Co.

What Petro Gohar Pars Co. does

Petro Gohar Pars Co. is an Iranian chemical manufacturer specializing in caustic soda (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) flakes. Founded in 1998 as Gohar Shimi Manufacturing Group and reorganized as a Private Joint Stock Company headquartered in Tehran, the company operates two production sites — the original KAVIAN Gohar Shimi factory in Eshtehard industrial city (Tehran Province, established 1999) and its larger Petro Gohar Pars facility inside Site 1 of the Special Economic Petrochemical Zone at Mahshahr port, Khuzestan Province (established 2005). Petro Gohar Pars self-describes as the largest caustic soda flakes producer in Iran, located in the country's largest petrochemical port, and supplies what it states is approximately 50% of large Iranian oil companies alongside food, chemical, detergent, textile, agricultural, paper, leather, and water-treatment customers.

The company's core technology is the membranous chlor-alkali process: liquid caustic soda at 48–50% purity is concentrated and converted into 98–99% purity caustic soda flakes and solid soda via evaporation, flakers, and cooling machines. Output is offered in food-grade and industrial-grade variants across five packaging formats — 15 kg cans, 25 kg two-ply PP+PE bags, 25/50 kg barrels, 1,000 kg jumbo bags, and 1,000–1,250 kg pallets — supported by an in-house quality control laboratory and R&D function. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 certification from Tuv InterCert (SAAR) of Germany and a Standard Incentive License from the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran.

Petro Gohar Pars generates revenue through direct one-time sales of its caustic soda products to both domestic Iranian industrial buyers and export markets. The go-to-market is sales-led: a multilingual corporate website (English, Persian, Chinese, German, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Armenian, Italian, French) handles inbound ordering and export promotion, while distribution is enabled by adjacency to Bandar-e Imam Khomeyni and Khorramshahr ports and the transcontinental railroad. Customer segments are horizontal — oil/gas/petrochemical is the primary segment, with food and agriculture, paper, general chemical, and detergent industries as secondary segments.

Name

Petro Gohar Pars Co.

Legal name

Petro Gohar Pars Company (Private Joint Stock Company)

Website

https://petrogohar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Petro Gohar Pars Co. is an Iranian chemical manufacturer and the self-described largest producer of caustic soda flakes (NaOH) in Iran, using the membranous chlor-alkali process to serve oil, food, chemical, detergent, textile, paper, and agricultural industries domestically and in export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810)

akta.pro primary industry

Soda Ash & Industrial Carbonates (IMAEAAAH)

Keywords

• Caustic soda production
• Sodium hydroxide manufacturing
• Chlor-alkali chemicals
• Industrial chemical manufacturing
• NaOH flakes supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Caustic Soda Flakes Sales: Manufacturing and direct sales of caustic soda flakes (NaOH) in both food grade and industrial grade, produced from liquid caustic soda using the membranous method. Products are sold in various packaging options (bag, can, barrel, jumbo bag, pallet) to domestic and international markets.
2. Caustic Soda Solid Sales: Manufacturing and sales of solid caustic soda produced alongside flakes through the same production process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Petro Gohar Pars Co. is a chemical manufacturer that produces caustic soda flakes (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) using the membrane chlor-alkali process at 99-98% purity. The company processes liquid caustic soda (48-50%) through evaporation and converts it into white flakes or solid soda for oil, food, chemical, detergent, textile, paper, water treatment, and agricultural industries. Products are offered in five packaging formats ranging from 15kg cans to 1250kg pallets.

Product overview

Petro Gohar Pars Co. is the largest producer of caustic soda flakes (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) in Iran, operating in the Special Economic Petrochemical Zone. The company's primary product is caustic soda flakes produced via the membrane chlor-alkali process with 99-98% purity. Products are offered in five packaging formats: Barrel (25/50 kg), Can (15 kg), Bag (25 kg, 2-ply PP+PE), Jumbo Bag (1000 kg), and Pallet (1000-1250 kg). The company serves oil, gas, petrochemical, food, agriculture, paper, leather, textile, and other chemical industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gohar Brand: The company's registered brand for caustic soda flakes registered in 1998.

Products and services

• Caustic Soda Flakes (Bag) Caustic soda flakes (NaOH) in 2-ply PP+PE bag packaging weighing 25 kg, produced via membrane chlor-alkali process at 99-98% purity. Suitable for industrial and food-grade applications in oil, food, chemical, detergent, textile, and agricultural industries.
• Caustic Soda Flakes (Can) Caustic soda flakes (NaOH) in can packaging weighing 15 kg, available in food grade and industrial grade. Produced via membrane chlor-alkali process at 99-98% purity for various industrial applications.
• Caustic Soda Flakes (Barrel) Caustic soda flakes (NaOH) in barrel packaging weighing 25 or 50 kg. Produced via membrane chlor-alkali process at 99-98% purity for oil, food, chemical, detergent, textile, and agricultural industries.
• Caustic Soda Flakes (Jumbo Bag) Caustic soda flakes (NaOH) in jumbo bag packaging weighing 1000 kg containing 40 bags. Produced via membrane chlor-alkali process at 99-98% purity for large-scale industrial buyers.
• Caustic Soda Flakes (Pallet) Caustic soda flakes (NaOH) on pallet packaging weighing 1000-1250 kg with 40-50 bags per pallet. Produced via membrane chlor-alkali process at 99-98% purity for high-volume industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest caustic soda flake manufacturer in Iran's largest petrochemical port
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Iran Petrochemical Commercial CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged by Iran Petrochemical Commercial Company for their products and services in the petrochemical sector. This recognition indicates a working relationship within the Iranian petrochemical industry ecosystem.
• Tuv InterCert (SAAR) GermanycoreOthersProvided ISO 9001:2008 quality control certification to Petro Gohar Pars Co., verifying the company's quality management system meets international standards.
• Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of IrancoreOthersIssued Standard Incentive License to Petro Gohar Pars Co., confirming products meet Iranian national standards requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dow Inc. Global chemical giant with significant chlor-alkali and caustic soda production serving the same downstream industries. While much broader in scope, Dow's chlor-alkali segment is directly comparable in technology, scale, and customer mix.
• Occidental Petroleum (OxyChem): OxyChem is one of the largest US chlor-alkali producers (NaOH, chlorine, PVC) and is Occidental's chemical subsidiary. Comparable on chlor-alkali technology and customer base, though embedded within a much larger oil & gas parent.
• SABIC: Saudi Arabia's flagship petrochemical company, operating integrated chemical complexes across the Middle East. While SABIC's portfolio is broader (olefins, aromatics, polymers), it represents the regional benchmark for petrochemical-zone-based chemical manufacturing and is a comparable scale operator.
• Hanwha Solutions Chemical Division: Korean chemical major producing chlor-alkali products including caustic soda, serving industrial customers across Asia. Comparable in membrane-cell chlor-alkali technology and downstream customer segments.

Regional players

• Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company: Iranian petrochemical producer co-located in the Mahshahr Special Economic Petrochemical Zone alongside Petro Gohar Pars. Regional peer operating in the same petrochemical complex and serving overlapping domestic Iranian industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Olin Corporation: One of the world's largest integrated chlor-alkali producers, manufacturing chlorine, caustic soda (NaOH), and related derivatives using membrane-cell technology — the same core process Petro Gohar Pars uses. Directly comparable on product, technology, and end-market exposure (oil & gas, water treatment, pulp & paper).
• Westlake Corporation: Vertically integrated chlor-alkali and caustic soda producer with global manufacturing footprint, serving the same downstream applications (oil & gas, water treatment, food processing, detergents) as Petro Gohar Pars. Comparable in membrane-cell technology and product mix.
• Tata Chemicals: Indian chemical major producing soda ash and caustic soda via chlor-alkali processes, serving food, detergent, water treatment, and industrial customers across emerging markets — directly comparable to Petro Gohar Pars in product offering and regional customer mix.
• Formosan Union Chemical Corp. Taiwan-based chlor-alkali producer manufacturing caustic soda via membrane-cell technology, serving regional industrial and consumer markets. Directly comparable in production technology and product offering to Petro Gohar Pars.

Emerging players

• Tronox Holdings plc: Specialty chemical manufacturer with chlor-alkali operations and a focus on commodity inorganic chemicals. Less direct overlap than the integrated chlor-alkali majors, but operates in adjacent inorganic chemical value chains serving similar industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/petrogohar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/petro-gohar-pars-co

Compliance2 records

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Investors

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