Seyed Omid Shahidinia said: "With small
investments in these projects, sustainable revenue generation and job creation
will be guaranteed for the country."
Speaking in a radio interview, he said that
investment in the projects would generate high value added, adding
Petrochemical Special Economic Zone Organization has prioritized Mahshahr
County as a practical strategy.”
He said the Petrochemical Special Economic
Zone Organization accounts for one third of the capacity of the country's
petrochemical industry, and said: "The development of this industry over
the past two decades has had a favorable growth and according to the defined
vision, by the end of this [calendar] year Iran’s petrochemical production
capacity will reach 100 million tons per year.”
The official said that the country’s
petrochemical production capacity is expected to cross 135 mt/y by 2025; if the
plans are realized on time, an important part of the petrochemical industry
needs to produce basic materials will be supplied domestically.