TEHRAN - Polish chemical Company Ciech Group has started importing and distributing Iranian polyolefin to the European markets.

According to the company, three Iranian petrochemical producers, namely Jam Petrochemical Company (JPC), Jam Polypropylene Company (JPPC), and Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industry Commercial Company (PGPICC) will supply polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) to Ciech Group.

"We want the distribution of high-quality plastics on the European market to be a hallmark of Ciech Trading,” said Artur Osuchowski, a management board member at Ciech.

Ciech Trading said it could now offer around 200 types of plastics, with products not only for the packaging industry but also for the automotive, agriculture, construction and electronics industries.

“We have the very first good references from European customers who bought our polyolefins from Iran," said Urszula Ros, sales director at Ciech Trading.

By moving into the distribution of polyolefins in Europe, Ciech Group has become a competitor to state-controlled Polish oil, gas and petrochemicals group PKN Orlen and Orlen’s Czech subsidiary, Unipetrol.

Since the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers, and the consequent lifting of economic sanctions, Iran has regained access to international oil, gas and petrochemical markets.

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