VOL. XLVII

No 07

16-February-2004

IRAN

NPC Annual Report Shows Iranian Petrochemicals Production Increased By 5% In 2002

Irans National Petrochemical Company (NPC) produced a total 13.1mn tons in Iranian calendar year 2002 (21 March 2002 20 March 2003), of which 8.2mn tons were end-products, a 5% increase on the previous year (MEES, 3 March 2003). In its Annual Report 2002, published in February, NPC said that its sales for the year amounted to $1.85bn based on international prices, of which...