Managing Director of National
Petrochemical Company (NPC) Marziyeh Shahdaei said the unions are aimed at
integrating the trade operations of petrochemical producers and exporters in Iran.
She said the process will time-consuming
given the fact that most of the country's petrochemical companies are
private-run and pursue various business goals in their operations.
Shahdaei, who is also deputy petroleum
minister for petrochemical affairs, further noted that a methanol export
consortium has also been formed in the country in this regard.
Iran has the capacity of supplying 5.5
million tons of methanol annually.