TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Diesel production complying with Euro-5 standards at the Isfahan Oil Refining Company has increased by 300% to reach 20 million liters per day, the oil minister said.

“Work on a new diesel treatment unit has been completed and the refinery’s Euro-5 diesel production capacity has risen by 15 ml/d,” Javad Owji was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news service.

Costing $600 million, the development project has also reduced sulfur content in diesel from 6,000 parts per million to less than 10 ppm, he added, Finacial Tribune reported.

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