27 September 2012
Over 6,200 petrochemical units are operating in industrial townships, said the managing director of Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (SIIPO) on Wednesday.
Fakhrollah Molaei said investment in industrialized petrochemical townships will grow by facilitating regulations and granting special incentives to investors, Shatanews.ir wrote.
He listed allocating tax exemptions to complementary petrochemical projects, offering concessions for lands, and extending the repayment time as the aforesaid incentives.
Referring to inking of a memorandum of understanding between SIIPO and National Petrochemical Company, he said grounds have been prepared for allocating some space of industrial townships to petrochemical units.
Molaei pointed to launching specialized petrochemical townships in provinces of Markazi, Khuzestan, and Bushehr.
Construction of two specialized petrochemical townships has been planned, he added. Once the preliminary measures are taken, the aforesaid regions will be earmarked to petrochemical complementary industries, he mentioned.
Meanwhile, the managing director of National Petrochemical Company said following the implementation of general policies of Article 44 of the Constitution (which seeks large-scale privatization), important goals were envisaged for the country. They included increasing economic growth, improving productivity, and reducing production costs, Abdolhossein Bayat pointed out.
Also the scattered assts should be shifted to the production sector, he mentioned.
He said relocating petrochemical units in industrial townships would reduce production costs and increase productivity.
9-Fold Investment
Production units' investment has grown nine-fold in industrial townships during the tenures of the ninth and tenth governments (since 2005), said Molaei earlier.
He mentioned that job generation has increased by 103 percent across industrial townships, IRNA reported.
The official added that the number of workers in industrial townships has exceeded 591,816 by June 21, 2012, from 291,104 in 2005.
The official further said that proper infrastructural facilities such as water, electricity, and gas have been established in industrial townships in the past seven years.
"About 91 industrials townships were connected to gas network in 2005. This is while the figure reached 353 until June 21, 2012," he said.
In August, Molaei said some 16,125 units became operational in industrial parks and zones during the March 2006 to June 2012 period.
He said more than 35,150 agreements have been signed by SIIPO during the period.
The official noted that about 8,751 hectares of land were handed over to private sector during the tenure of the ninth government (from March 2006 to March 2010) while the figure increased to 16,443 hectares during the incumbency of the tenth government.
Over 6,200 petrochemical units are operating in industrial townships, said the managing director of Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (SIIPO) on Wednesday.
Fakhrollah Molaei said investment in industrialized petrochemical townships will grow by facilitating regulations and granting special incentives to investors, Shatanews.ir wrote.
He listed allocating tax exemptions to complementary petrochemical projects, offering concessions for lands, and extending the repayment time as the aforesaid incentives.
Referring to inking of a memorandum of understanding between SIIPO and National Petrochemical Company, he said grounds have been prepared for allocating some space of industrial townships to petrochemical units.
Molaei pointed to launching specialized petrochemical townships in provinces of Markazi, Khuzestan, and Bushehr.
Construction of two specialized petrochemical townships has been planned, he added. Once the preliminary measures are taken, the aforesaid regions will be earmarked to petrochemical complementary industries, he mentioned.
Meanwhile, the managing director of National Petrochemical Company said following the implementation of general policies of Article 44 of the Constitution (which seeks large-scale privatization), important goals were envisaged for the country. They included increasing economic growth, improving productivity, and reducing production costs, Abdolhossein Bayat pointed out.
Also the scattered assts should be shifted to the production sector, he mentioned.
He said relocating petrochemical units in industrial townships would reduce production costs and increase productivity.
9-Fold Investment
Production units' investment has grown nine-fold in industrial townships during the tenures of the ninth and tenth governments (since 2005), said Molaei earlier.
He mentioned that job generation has increased by 103 percent across industrial townships, IRNA reported.
The official added that the number of workers in industrial townships has exceeded 591,816 by June 21, 2012, from 291,104 in 2005.
The official further said that proper infrastructural facilities such as water, electricity, and gas have been established in industrial townships in the past seven years.
"About 91 industrials townships were connected to gas network in 2005. This is while the figure reached 353 until June 21, 2012," he said.
In August, Molaei said some 16,125 units became operational in industrial parks and zones during the March 2006 to June 2012 period.
He said more than 35,150 agreements have been signed by SIIPO during the period.
The official noted that about 8,751 hectares of land were handed over to private sector during the tenure of the ninth government (from March 2006 to March 2010) while the figure increased to 16,443 hectares during the incumbency of the tenth government.
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