The director of production growth at the National
Petrochemical Company (NPC) said: “Petrochemical complexes produced 32.8
million tons of various petrochemicals in the first six months of this
[calendar] year and supplied them to global markets after meeting domestic
needs."
Emphasizing that the priority of production
is to meet domestic needs and then exports, Seyed Jalal Mirhashemi said: “In
this regard, production of petrochemical products based on the plans made in the
first 6 months of this year has seen growth, with an eight percent increase
over the same period last year.”
The official added: "Due to the spread
of coronavirus in the country, the supply of raw materials for grades required
by the health sector, including grades used to produce masks continues by
petrochemical complexes with a desirable capacity."
Emphasizing that the Iranian petrochemical
industry is one of the mother industries and the most important pillars of
development and the driving force of various sectors of the country's economy,
the director of production control at the National Petrochemical Company said:
“The NPC approach is a product mix in this industry.”
Mirhashemi stated that according to the
plans, the growth and leap of production of Iran's petrochemical industry has
been targeted, adding: "Conditions and infrastructure have been provided
for the leap of production in Iran's petrochemical industry and in addition to
launching and operating new projects, the empty capacities of some existing
complexes will be used to the maximum.”