Davoud Emadi, head of HSE at NPC and chair of the conference policy
council, said the one-day event, titled “Plastic Pollution Crisis: New
Challenges and Opportunities”, was organized under the theme “Responsible
Production in the Plastics Value Chain.”
The forum featured three main panels on plastic feedstock production and
product design, waste management and emissions in the plastics chain, and
national reporting, compliance systems and international cooperation.
Emadi noted that since the 2022 UN Environment Assembly, negotiations have
advanced toward a binding global treaty on plastic pollution. A key meeting in
Geneva in August brought together governments to draft the accord. For the
first time, Iran sent a delegation that included representatives from the oil
ministry, NPC, foreign ministry, environment department and other agencies,
supported by the National Polymer Industries Association.
He said the Tehran event sought to align Iran’s industry and policymakers
with international developments. “Our goals are to review global trends,
identify upcoming challenges and opportunities for both government and private
sector, and foster dialogue between state, industry, academia and civil
society,” Emadi said.
The conference also aimed to raise awareness within Iran’s petrochemical
sector of the environmental, social and economic impacts of plastics, chart a
national roadmap that balances industry growth with environmental protection,
and explore how innovation, job creation and new market development can turn
the plastic crisis into an economic opportunity.