Speaking to NIPNA, Hossein Alimorad, director of investment
at NPC, said several Chinese, Turkish and British companies in the first two
months of the current calendar year (which began on March 21) had conducted
effective negotiations for participation in the Iranian petrochemical industry.
"Some [Iranian] private sector companies are
involved in talks with foreign companies independently, or have defined projects
to be carried out jointly with them," he said.
The NPC official further said: "The
petrochemical industry of Iran enjoys the required potential for investment in
the field because of the favorable infrastructure at its disposal and accessibility
to a 400-million market through the country."
He stated: "Leading petrochemical firms are
interested in participating in the development projects of our country, and
European and Asian companies have agreed to participate in the development of
our country's petrochemical industry in recent months, and I hope that these
agreements become enforceable soon and gradually."