Iranian Entity: Defense Industries Organization (DIO)

Entity Name:

Arak Petrochemical Company

Also Known As:

Arak Petrochemical Co
ARPC
Arak Petrochemical Complex
AR.P.C.
Arak Petrochemical

Program:

Military

Address:

No. 3, Taban St., Vali-e-Asr Av. Tehran-Iran (Head Office)
1968913751 (Postal Code, Head Office)
Km 22 of Arak-Boroujerd Road, Arak - IRAN (Complex)
P.O. Box 575, Arak, Iran (Complex)
22nd Km. of Borujerd Rd., Arak - 38100 Iran
No. 3, Taban St., Vali-e-Asr Av Tehran, 15996 Iran
No. 3 West Taban Ave After Mirdamad Street Vanak Sq Tehran 15996 Iran
No. 767, Hafez Cross Rd., Enghelab Ave., Tehran 15996, Iran

Phone Number:

+98 21 82 120 (Operator, Head Office) , +98 21 88 61 47 20 (Head Office) , +98 861 328 70 11-21 (Complex) , 1 861 328 5006 , 98 (21) 8867 4130 , 98 (21) 8867 4120 , 98 (21) 8867 4127 , (+98681) 200.05 , +?98 FX 2287011-21 , +98 FX 33130634 , 8807715-6 , 8807909 , (+98-21) 8807715-17

Fax:

+98 21 88 67 41 10 (Head Office) , +98 861 328 50 06 (Complex) , 98 (21) 880 7044 , 98 (21) 8867 4126 , 615.33.48 , +98 66153348 , 8800720 , (+98-21) 8807955

URL:

www.arpc-ir.net

E-Mail:

arpc@arpc-ir.net
public@arpc-ir.net
research@arpc-ir.net

Text:

Listed by the British government in 2007 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement and has had export licenses both granted and denied by that government; owner of Ardabil Petrochemical Company (under construction), main shareholder of Petrochemiran Company (poly propylene plants), and invested in Bakhtar Petrochemical Company and in Lavan Petrochemical Company (under construction); consists of 18 production plants and claims to produce a total of 1,500,000 ton per year for domestic and international markets; products include plastics, synthetic rubber and other chemicals; its research and development center includes facilities for gas, gel permeation and differential scanning chromatography, mass spectroscopy, UV-Vis. spectrophotometer and atomic absorption; reported Chairman is Gholamreza Mostajaboldaveh; Managing Director is Mohsen Ghamsary Esfahani, also a board member; reportedly established in 1987; reportedly became a public company in 1999; previously owned by National Petrochemical Company (see separate entity record); as of September 2006, major shareholders reportedly included Bank Melli Iran Investment Co. (26.2%), Social Security (Tamin) Chemical & Cellulose Investment Co. (16.4%), Civil Pension Fund (15.9%), Bank Melli Iran Investment Management Co. (9.6%), Tose Melli Investment Co. (6.4%), Ghadir Investment Co. (5.4%), Tadbir Investment Co. (1.8%), Iran Insurance Co. (1.7%), Sepah Investment Co. (1.3%) and Bank Maskan (1.2%).

Date Entered:

1/16/2008

Date Last Modified:

1/16/2008