Director of NPC's Plans Ali Mohammad Bossaqzadeh announced
that the design of Phase 3 of Asaluyeh petrochemical zone will be ready by March
2019, adding: "The project will be constructed for completing the sector's
value chain in Asaluyeh."
He also described the progress of Asaluyeh Phase
2 projects as satisfactory currently.
Iran has defined over 60 petrochemical projects and
would near massive investments for their completion.
The official said by the end of the previous
calendar year, the progress of Kangan Petrochemical Plant increased from 34.7%
to 46% over the preceding year, while the Kimia Middle East project's progress
was registered at up to 30%.
He pointed out that the progress of Marjan
Petrochemical Company rose from 90 percent to 97 percent during the year, while
Damavand Utility Plant's progress rose 39.6 percent to 46 percent during the
year.
Also, development of Lavan Petrochemical Plant progressed
25% from 20.5 percent in the preceding year, he added.