Director of Production Control in Iran's National Petrochemical Company
(NPC) Alimohammad Bosaghzadeh said Iran’s petrochemical facilities supplied 31
million tons of petrochemicals since March 21 2017.
Addressing a meeting of petrochemical executives on Thursday, the official
said 10 million tons of the output has been consumed domestically, up 14%
year-on-year.
He further said 13 million tons of petrochemical products were also
exported during the period fetching the country $6.5 billion in revenues.
Productivity of the petrochemical plants operating in Mahshahr Petrochemical
Zone rose by 13% during the period, while the output by Assalouyeh plants rose
by only 2%, Bosaghzadeh added.
The production of the facilities operating in other areas of the country
rose by 16% during the period, he said.