Speaking during a high-level visit by senior
officials from the Ministry of Petroleum, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of
Industry, the NPC management, and members of Parliament’s oversight faction for
the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors, Sepehdar Ansari-Nik delivered a
detailed report on the company’s operational progress, social-responsibility
programs, foreign-exchange performance and structural challenges.
Ansari-Nik underscored the company’s position as
a leading national actor in social responsibility. He outlined key initiatives
ranging from construction of the 200-bed Basirat Hospital to building and
equipping more than ten schools in Mahshahr and Bandar-e Imam, support for
medical centers, rehabilitation of local mosques and prayer venues,
contributions to welfare institutions, investment in municipal infrastructure
such as bridges, roads and green spaces, as well as mangrove afforestation in
Khor-e Musa and financial participation in the Khor-Sif port-market project. He
added that the company also supports local security bodies, philanthropic
organizations and cultural events.
He noted that, in recognition of these efforts,
the company received the “Top CSR Company” commendation from the University of
Tehran in a ceremony attended by the Speaker of Parliament.
Ansari-Nik reported substantial gains in
production and revenue. Over the past three and a half years, annual output has
increased by at least 400,000 tons. Foreign-currency revenues have risen from
about USD 300 million to USD 900 million, with USD 600 million realized in the
first half of the current year alone — a figure expected to reach USD 1 billion
by year-end.
On the development front, he listed ongoing
construction of a 300,000-ton polypropylene unit, a chlor-alkali complex with
300,000 tons of chlorine and 330,000 tons of caustic capacity, and the
expansion of both light and heavy polyethylene units. The company’s 51%
participation in the “Almas” mega-olefin project, he said, is a strategic
undertaking aimed at completing the value chain and strengthening feedstock
integration.
Presenting the “Bandar-e Imam Novin” roadmap,
Ansari-Nik said the company’s ten-year horizon includes reaching USD 4 billion
in production value, achieving a total capacity of 9 million tons, advancing
digitalization programs, developing solar-power capacity and expanding salt
production from the company’s salt lake.
He also identified several structural challenges
affecting operations, including imbalances in fuel, feedstock and electricity
supply (particularly in upstream installations), government-mandated pricing of
products and feedstocks, rising infrastructure and utility costs, elevated
water and gas prices, customs and logistics tariffs, and the impact of
artificial demand in the commodity exchange, which contributes to leakage of
certain polymer products into informal markets.