Petrochem Production Rises 7%, Exports Surge 13% in 7 Months

Iran’s petrochemical production and exports have registered a 7% and 13% growth respectively in the current fiscal year’s first seven months (March 21-Oct. 22) compared to a year ago, secretary-general of the Association of Petrochemical Employers Unions said.
“Between March and October 2021, major petrochemical complexes produced close to 38.608 million tons of commodities, whereas the figure rose to 41.550 million tons in the same period of the current fiscal year,” ISNA also quoted Ahmad Mahdavi-Abhari as saying.
Petrochem plants exported 17.5 million tons of goods in the seven-month period, indicating a 13% increase compared to last year when the figure was 15.500 million tons, he added.