Addressing a meeting of senior petroleum ministry officials held to
discuss investment opportunities in the zone Sunday, the official expressed satisfaction
at the measures undertaken in the regions for developing the infrastructure required
for developing petrochemical projects, the official voiced Iranian Ministry of
Petroleum's keenness to invest and support investments in the region.
The ministry would guarantee supply of feedstock to plants operating in
the zone, promised the official, saying that development of the petrochemical industry
of the country is one of the key issues top on the Rouhani Administration.
Also attending the meeting was Managing Director of National
Petrochemical Company (NPC) Marziyeh Shahdaei.
She said Parsian Special Economic Zone is an exemplary region for
developing petrochemical plants.
She said many European and international chemical and energy majors have
signaled their readiness to finance projects in the region or join them by
bring state-of-the-art technologies to the projects.
Covering 10,000 hectares of land in Parsian County, southern province of
Hormuzgan, the zone is being operated by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries
Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).