Iran’s petrochemical exports stand at $12bln
Iran exported some $12 billion worth of petrochemical products in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended March 20, Shana news agency quoted Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Abdolhossein Bayat as saying.
The volume of exported products amounted to about 16 million tons, he noted.
Last year, petrochemical products were exported to around 60 countries, he said.
Iran's nominal petrochemical production capacity was increased by about 13.2 per cent in the previous Iranian calendar year, according to Shana.
The Far East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa were the main destinations of Iranian products.
Earlier in March, Bayat said the country's petrochemical output is planned to reach 100 million tons by 2015.
Bayat said Iran is in negotiations with some countries for exporting its new petrochemical products.
In February, Bayat announced Iran's plans to establish three new petrochemical hubs in the near future, saying the projects will turn Iran into the biggest petrochemical producer in the Middle East, Press TV reported.
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