During a televised interview on Sunday evening, Abdul
Ali Ali Askari said the petrochemical industry is one of the advantages of Iran
and if the development of this industry gets the desired attention, it can be a
source of wealth for the country, adding: “In the world's petrochemical
industry, the focus is on the downstream sectors of this industry. For example,
Germany annually exports more than $60 billion worth of products in the
downstream sector. In total, there is currently a $3 trillion market in the
downstream petrochemical sector in the world, and unfortunately, Iran's share
of this market is insignificant.”
He clarified: “The high-ranking officials of the
system emphasize prevention of crude oil sales in the petrochemical industry
and demand more activity in the downstream sector of this industry and PGPIC
has stepped in the downstream and petrochemical parks sector to fulfill this
wish.”
The PGPIC CEO emphasized that Iran needs more work
in the downstream field of the petrochemical industry, and said: “If
petrochemical parks and their complementary industries are developed, Iran's
petrochemical revenues will increase by tens of billions of dollars.”