{"id":10792,"date":"2024-05-20T09:37:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T09:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=10792"},"modified":"2024-05-20T09:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T09:37:41","slug":"97-petrochemical-complexes-operating-in-iran-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/10792\/","title":{"rendered":"97 petrochemical complexes operating in Iran: official"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0The head of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Morteza Shahmirzaei says that over 97 petrochemical facilities are operating across Iran.<\/p>\n

The official referred to the growth in Iran\u2019s petrochemical industry, adding that there were only 6 petrochemical complexes in the country when the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled former Shah and the Islamic Republic was founded 45 years ago.<\/p>\n

Noting that the country produces some 550 different types of petrochemical products, he said that each one of these products helps the development of a part of the Iranian industry.<\/p>\n

He expected that Iran\u2019s petrochemical output will reach 100 million metric tons (mt) by the end of the current calendar year to March 2025.<\/p>\n

Shahmirzaei had eralier said NPC is planning to complete 13 new petrochemical projects by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (late March 2025).<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the strategies of the petrochemical industry in the year “production leap with people’s participation” is to put 12 new petrochemical projects into operation by the end of [the current Iranian calendar]1403 and use all available capacities,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

He stated that the completion of 12 petrochemical projects by the end of this year will have a significant impact on the growth of production and economic development of the country.<\/p>\n

The NPC head had previously put the country\u2019s petrochemical production capacity at over 92 million tons, and said: \u201cToday we are almost self-sufficient in the main petrochemical sectors including products and equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran’s petrochemical industry accounts for 28 percent of the region’s petrochemical capacity and 2.7 percent of the world’s petrochemical capacity, he announced.<\/p>\n

The petrochemical industry plays a crucial role in Iran\u2019s non-oil economy, as petrochemical export is the second-largest source of revenue for the country after crude oil. Petrochemical exports already constitute nearly 33 percent of the country\u2019s non-oil exports.<\/p>\n

According to Shahmirzaei, the company plans to increase its annual petrochemical production capacity to 200 million tons over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n

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