During a roundtable hosted by the Petrochemical Research and
Technology Company (PRTC) on Wednesday, executives from NPC and R&D heads
of leading petrochemical holdings underlined the need to accelerate efforts
toward localization of key components across the value chain.
Nasser Nouhjah, Managing Director of PRTC, said the company is
prepared to expand collaboration with petrochemical producers to domestically
develop catalysts and proprietary technologies. “Localizing know-how and
equipment is a strategic leap toward self-sufficiency,” he stated, adding that
cooperation with knowledge-based firms is central to fully indigenizing the
sector’s operational needs.
Ghodratollah Nasiri, Director of Research, Technology, and
Localization at NPC, emphasized the momentum gained from recent industry-wide
synergies and urged more structured prioritization of R&D projects and
mission-critical equipment. He also announced the rollout of a digital platform
designed to catalogue and assess domestic manufacturers and knowledge-based
companies based on their technical depth, production capacity, and product
quality.
“Our aim is to channel investment and local manufacturing in line with
a national roadmap,” Nasiri said. “We want builders and investors to be
obligated, based on research-backed documentation, to meet the technological
needs of the country. This will pave the way for commercialization and export
of high-tech, localized products.”
Nasiri also noted that the NPC is actively working to identify the
technological and knowledge gaps across the industry in a unified manner. This,
he said, is essential to enhancing resilience and expanding domestic production
capacity.
The meeting marked the second round of strategic dialogues between NPC
and petrochemical holding firms focused on research, technology, and local
content development. It follows increasing efforts by the Iranian government to
reduce dependency on foreign suppliers amid ongoing sanctions and global supply
chain constraints.