Kavian Petrochemical Company

What Kavian Petrochemical Company does

Kavian Petrochemical Company (پتروشیمی کاویان) is a private joint-stock petrochemical producer incorporated in September 2005 and headquartered in Tehran, with its manufacturing complex located in the South Pars Energy Economic Zone (Phase 2) at Assalouyeh. The company operates as a feedstock-supply subsidiary of Bakhtar Group (گروه باختر), a holding vehicle co-invested by Iran's National Petrochemical Company and private-sector investors, and its primary mission is to feed downstream petrochemical complexes in western Iran by injecting ethylene into the West Ethylene Pipeline.

Name

Kavian Petrochemical Company

Legal name

Kavian Petrochemical Company (Private Joint Stock)

Website

https://petrokavian.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kavian Petrochemical Company is an Iranian ethylene producer operating two 1 million ton/year olefin units (2 million tons total) from its Assalouyeh complex, supplying feedstock via the West Ethylene Pipeline to downstream petrochemical subsidiaries of Bakhtar Group in western Iran.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petrochemical Manufacturing

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110), Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Base Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene) (IMAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene) (EUALAHAD)

Keywords

• Ethylene production
• Petrochemical manufacturing
• Olefin processing
• C3+ by-products
• Industrial gas processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Ethylene Sales: B2B industrial sales of ethylene and petrochemical by-products to downstream petrochemical complexes. Supplies feedstock to other companies within the Bakhtar Group through the West Ethylene Pipeline.
2. By-products (C3+): Sale of by-products including propylene, propane, and butadiene (178,000 tons/year) to other petrochemical companies as feedstock for polymer units.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kavian Petrochemical Company operates an olefin plant that produces ethylene at approximately 2 million tons per year and C3+ by-products at approximately 178,000 tons per year. The company's manufacturing facility is located in Assalouyeh, Iran, and its products serve as feedstocks for downstream petrochemical processors.

Product overview

Kavian Petrochemical Company operates two integrated olefin units, each producing 1 million tonnes/year of ethylene (totaling 2 million tonnes/year capacity) as its core product. A C3+ by-product stream (178,000 tonnes/year) is separated and supplied to downstream polymer plants. The company functions as the feedstock hub for other subsidiaries of the Bakhtar Group, delivering feed via the West Ethylene Pipeline. The product portfolio consists of the ethylene product line and the C3+ by-products line, with the olefin units being the primary production assets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ethylene Ethylene produced at approximately 2 million tons per year, sold as a base olefin feedstock to downstream petrochemical and chemical processors.
• C3+ By-products C3+ by-products (propylene and heavier olefin fractions) produced at approximately 178,000 tons per year, sold to downstream petrochemical processors as feedstock.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 million tons ethylene production per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bakhtar Group (گروه باختر)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1384Kavian Petrochemical is a subsidiary (سهامی خاص) of Bakhtar Group, registered under number 255100. The main mission of Bakhtar Group, formed through investment by National Petrochemical Company and private sector investors, is to organize financial resources and ensure execution of petrochemical projects in western Iran. Kavian's primary function is to supply feedstock to other subsidiaries of Bakhtar Group through the West Ethylene Pipeline.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Jam Petrochemical Company: Iranian olefins producer operating major ethylene and by-product units in the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone, directly comparable to Kavian in feedstock source, product slate, and downstream ethane-based polymer integration.
• Marun Petrochemical Company: Iranian petrochemical complex producing ethylene and downstream polymers in Mahshahr, sharing the same ethane-based olefin technology stack and state-aligned ownership structure as Kavian.
• Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company: Iranian olefins and aromatics producer in the Mahshahr petrochemical zone, comparable in feedstock origin, production scale, and integration with Iran's state petrochemical distribution network.
• Arya Sasol Polymer Company: Iranian ethylene and polyethylene producer whose design was the reference for Kavian's in-house construction methodology; same ethane feedstock, same South Pars logistics, and overlapping product mix.
• Tabriz Petrochemical Company: Iranian petrochemical complex producing olefins and polymers in northwest Iran; comparable as a domestic peer supplying ethylene and C3+ by-products to downstream polymer units.
• Petrochemical Industries Investment Company (PIIC): Iranian investment and management entity holding equity in multiple NPC-affiliated petrochemical complexes, comparable as a sibling entity within the Iranian state petrochemical ecosystem that allocates feedstock and coordinates projects.

Broad incumbents

• SABIC: Saudi Arabia's state-affiliated petrochemical giant with large-scale ethylene and olefin production globally; comparable in product portfolio and state alignment, but vastly larger and more diversified than Kavian.
• INEOS Olefins & Polymers: Global ethylene producer with steam cracker operations across multiple regions; comparable in core olefin technology and by-product portfolio, though operating at very different scale and on different feedstock economics.

Regional players

• Borouge: UAE-based ethane cracker producing ethylene and polyethylene for export, with ADNOC backing; comparable through ethane-based olefin technology and Middle East ethylene/polymer integration, though primarily export-oriented.

Others

• National Petrochemical Company (NPC) of Iran: Iran's state holding company for petrochemicals and indirect parent/investor via Bakhtar Group; comparable as the regulatory and strategic counterparty governing Kavian's feedstock access and project pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kavian-petrochemical-company

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Kavian Petrochemical Company