Hassan Abbaszadeh, deputy petroleum minister and head of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), introduced the system — known as "Samap" — during the third day of the IranPlast International Exhibition in Tehran.
"Samap serves as a bridge between petrochemical producers and consumers," Abbaszadeh said. "By clarifying technical specifications, it enhances flexibility for downstream industries."
He framed the initiative within broader government efforts to push economic resilience, citing recent remarks by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging the nation to move beyond what he described as a state of "neither war nor peace."
Abbaszadeh said the petrochemical sector managed to sustain output during a recent 12-day conflict, even as safety directives were tightened across facilities. "Now that we have moved past those conditions, it is time to leave the emergency mode behind and focus on production continuity and economic growth," he said.
The NPC chief stressed the role of polymer development in driving future growth. Current polymer output capacity stands at about 9 million tonnes a year, he said, adding that with new projects scheduled to come online this year, capacity will rise to around 10 million tonnes. The government’s development plan envisions lifting that figure to 16 million tonnes by the end of the country’s Seventh Development Plan.