VOL. XL

No. 36

8-September-1997

IRAN

Iran To Establish Special Petrochemical Zone At Bandar Imam

A plan to set up a special industrial zone for petrochemicals at the port city ofBandar Imam has received governmental approval. The new zone, to be located close to theexisting petrochemical complex at Bandar Imam, is intended to attract local and foreignprivate investments in petrochemicals. The state-owned National Petrochemical Company(NPC) will have overall responsibility to establish the...