15 May 2013
Iranian plants will produce 41 percent of the Middle East's petrochemical output in seven years, a senior trade official announced.
Managing Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Abdolhussein Bayat made the remark on the sidelines of the 10th International Petrochemical Conference in Tehran on Monday, Fars News Agency reported.
He noted that Iran currently has a 25-percent share in the Middle East's petrochemical production.
Iran has significantly expanded the range and volume of its petrochemical products over the past few years and the NPC has become the second largest producer and exporter of petrochemicals in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia.
Iran exports petrochemical products to more than 60 countries. The main destinations include the Far East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Iranian plants will produce 41 percent of the Middle East's petrochemical output in seven years, a senior trade official announced.
Managing Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Abdolhussein Bayat made the remark on the sidelines of the 10th International Petrochemical Conference in Tehran on Monday, Fars News Agency reported.
He noted that Iran currently has a 25-percent share in the Middle East's petrochemical production.
Iran has significantly expanded the range and volume of its petrochemical products over the past few years and the NPC has become the second largest producer and exporter of petrochemicals in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia.
Iran exports petrochemical products to more than 60 countries. The main destinations include the Far East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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