Mohammad
Bagher Nobakht, addressing a weekly press conference on Tuesday, told reported:
“Although most sectors of the petrochemical industry have been privatized, the
government supports the industry through various means, including the National
Development Fund or through the Economic Council.”
He said the
administration will tap such resources in order to finance petrochemical
projects or facilitate attraction of fresh investment in the sector.
Iranian
petrochemical plants exported over 20.2 million tons of products by the end of
Bahman (11th month in Iranian calendar, January 21-February 19), generating a
nearly 11 billion dollars in revenue.
The plants
operating at Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in southern Iran supplied over
10.2 million tons of items during the period worth roughly 5.2 billion dollars
during the period.
Also the
facilities operating in Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone, southwestern Iran,
supplied over 5.5 million tons of petrochemical valued at around $3b.
The plants
being run in other parts of the country also supplied 4.4 million tons of items
with an estimated value of $2.3b during the same period.
Zagros
Petrochemical Plant was the most prolific petrochemical facility with 2.6
million tons of export, while Noori Petrochemical Company was Iran’s most
lucrative petrochemical plant by generating $1.6b of revenue during the period.