Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 39

26-September-2005

IRAN

NPC Output Expected To Reach 20Mn Tons In 2005-06

Irans National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is expected to produce a total 20mn tons of petrochemicals in the current Iranian year (21 March 2005-20 March 2006), according to Deputy Petroleum Minister and NPC President Mohammad Nematzadeh. He told reporters in Tehran on 14 September that petrochemicals exports in the current year were predicted to earn Iran $2.5bn. He added that the...