Masoud Sayeban, Director General of Market
Research of the National Petrochemical Company, told NIPNA about the prospects
of implementing propulsion projects, saying: “Petrochemical industry propulsion
projects were defined two years ago with a focus on management, planning and
development with the strategy of completing and developing the value chain and
with the aim of compensating for the shortage of feed required by secondary industries
and diversifying the product portfolio, creating value added and job creation.”
He said that propulsion projects are defined
in the form of 33 projects, adding: "Currently, 20 projects have received
construction permits, some of which are included in the third leap basket of
the petrochemical industry, which have been activated by private sector
investors."
The official emphasized that with the
development of propulsion projects in the main chains of propylene, methanol,
ethylene, benzene, urea and butadiene, 20 new petrochemical products will become
productive, which, while generating revenues through exports, will reduce petrochemical
imports by about 70%.