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petrochemical industry within the next two Secretary Mohammad-Amin Ebrahimi, the The petrochemical industry has played a
years. mentioned seminar was aimed to create a key role in domestic economic growth as it
The official said that NPC had signed 20 common language and synergy between creates value-added and reduces the sale of
contracts with knowledge-based companies catalyst producers and consumers and also to oil and gas on which the economy has been
for mass production of catalysts and 70 provide a platform to discuss and evaluate the dependent for decades.
research projects were also underway in this performance of the native catalysts. With abundant hydrocarbon reserves
regard. Petrochemical is Iran’s most important and new private sector investments, Iran is
In early January 2020, NPC held a seminar industry after oil and gas. The National working hard to maintain its global status in
on the indigenization of petrochemical Petrochemical Company hopes to lift output this key sector and broaden its scope.
industry catalysts in Kish Island. capacity to 120 million tons per annum by TEHRAN TIMES
According to the seminar’s Executive 2022.

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