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2022-05-16 15:49
By Mahnaz Abdi
Iran’s annual petchem export stands at over $15b
TEHRAN- Iran exported petrochemical products valued at more than $15 billion in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), the managing director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) announced.
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2022-02-08 16:53
By Mahnaz Abdi
Annual petchem export expected to hit $14b by late March
TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s annual petrochemical export is expected to reach $14 billion in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20), the managing director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) announced on Tuesday.
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2022-02-07 14:20
Iran Plast expo running in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s 15th International Exhibition of Plastic, Rubber, Machinery, and Equipment (IRAN PLAST) was opened at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on Monday, Shana reported.
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2022-01-16 14:16
Annual petchem production capacity expected to reach 100m tons by March 2023
TEHRAN- Iran’s annual petrochemical production capacity is predicted to reach 100 million tons by the end of the next Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2023), the managing director of National petrochemical Company (NPC) announced.
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2021-11-26 16:27
New NPC head appointed
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has named Morteza Shah-Mirzaei as the new head of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Mehr News Agency reported on Friday.
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2021-11-07 16:06
NPC issues licenses for 20 new pioneering projects
TEHRAN – Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC)’s Market Research Department said the company has issued establishment licenses for 20 new pioneering petrochemical projects across the country, Shana reported on Sunday.
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2021-09-22 15:19
Completing value chain, diversifying product portfolio; NPC’s main strategy
TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said the strategy of this company is to complete the value chain and diversify the portfolio of valuable products.
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2021-09-12 15:51
Domestic production of 2 catalysts saves Iran’s petchem sector $70m
TEHRAN- Iranian experts succeeded in indigenizing the knowledge for the production of two catalysts used in the petrochemical sector, which saves this sector $70 million.
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2021-09-10 14:21
Iran’s share of petchem trade in West Asia rises 2%
TEHRAN – National Petrochemical Company (NPC)'s Director of Planning and Development Hassan Abbaszadeh said Iran's share in West Asia’s petrochemical trade has increased by two percent, IRNA reported on Friday.
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2021-09-08 14:37
Petchem catalysts worth $123m domestically produced
TEHRAN – Out of 85 types of catalysts used in the country’s petrochemical industry, 22 types with a value of $123 million are now domestically produced, according to a director in Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC).
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2021-07-21 17:28
6 major petchem projects to be put into operation by next March
TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that six major projects will be put into operation in this sector by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).
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2021-07-07 14:44
‘Developing downstream petchem industries to create more added-value'
TEHRAN – Developing downstream industries in Iran’s petrochemical sector is going to create three times more added value than selling raw materials, a National Petrochemical Company (NPC) board member said.
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2021-07-02 15:08
Over 70% of necessary petchem catalysts to be indigenized by Mar. 2022
TEHRAN – Iranian engineers are going to indigenize the knowledge for the production of 72 percent of the catalysts needed in the country’s petrochemical industry by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2022), the Head of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Behzad Mohammadi has said.
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2021-06-09 16:38
NPC inks co-op MOU with German QMS institute
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) and the German Institute for Quality Management Services (QMS), which is the representative of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation in business excellence.
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2021-03-15 14:15
5 new petchem projects to go operational by late June
TEHRAN – Five new major petrochemical projects are scheduled to go operational across the country during the first quarter of the next Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), the project manager of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) announced.
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2021-02-01 14:28
Iran’s petchem production up 6% in 10 months yr/yr
TEHRAN – Iranian petrochemical production has increased by six percent in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020-January 19, 2021) compared to the same period last year, an official with the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) announced.
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2020-12-27 16:50
By Mahnaz Abdi
NPC’s 30 strategic projects to diversify products noticeably
TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that a fourth step has been defined for the development of Iran’s petrochemical industry, in which the basket of petrochemical products will be noticeably diversified through 30 strategic projects.
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2020-10-14 13:54
Petchem output rises despite limitations caused by pandemic
TEHRAN- Petrochemical production in Iran has increased in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 20) despite the difficulties and limitations caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the managing director of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC) noted.
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2020-09-08 10:56
Petchem output up 6% in 5 months yr/yr
TEHRAN- Petrochemical production has risen six percent in Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to an official in the National Petrochemical Company (NPC).
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2020-07-06 15:30
Petchem revenue tops $14.5b in a year
TEHRAN (Shana) - The CEO of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Behzad Mohammadi has said that the petrochemical sector earned Iran $14.5 billion in revenue last calendar year to March 2020.
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2020-06-23 12:21
Mahshahr’s butane chain project to realize 2nd leap in petchem sector
TEHRAN- The first project in the butane chain in Mahshahr will be ready for operation with the aim of commercial production of three important and new items, parallel with planning for realization of the second petrochemical leap in Iran, Shana reported.
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2020-06-22 14:29
Annual propylene output to reach 3m tons
TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that some new projects are planned to boost the country’s production capacity of propylene to three million tons, Shana reported on Sunday.
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2020-06-12 14:35
NPC to build propylene storages in north-central Iran
TEHRAN – Following a plan for expanding Iran’s petrochemical industry, National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is going to construct propylene storage tanks near Damghan city in north-central Semnan province, IRIB reported.
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2020/06/12
By Mahnaz Abdi
Petchem sector’s leap and realization of ‘Surge in Production’
TEHRAN- Petrochemical industry plays a crucial role in Iran’s non-oil economy, as the petrochemical export is the second largest source of revenue for the country after crude oil. Petrochemical exports already constitute nearly 33 percent of the country’s non-oil exports.
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2020-06-05 10:45
Annual petchem output to rise 35% by Mar. 2021
TEHRAN- Iran’s annual petrochemical production will increase 35 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), according to the managing director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC).
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2020-06-01 11:42
Iran faces 700,000-ton annual shortage of propylene
TEHRAN- Iran has been facing a shortage of propylene for years. The country’s propylene production in the Iranian calendar year 1404 (March 2025-March 2026) will be four percent of its total petrochemical production.
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2020-05-30 12:13
‘Smart petchem industry required for stable presence in global markets’
TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that making the petrochemical industry smart is the only way for a stable presence in the global markets.
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2020-04-15 15:25
17 new petrochemical plants to go operational by March 2021
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said 17 new petrochemical plants are planned to be inaugurated across the country during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), Tasnim news agency reported.
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2020-03-29 21:30
By: Ebrahim Fallahi
Indigenizing petchem catalysts: a big step toward total independence
TEHRAN – As the second-biggest source of revenue for Iran, the petrochemical industry is one of the most important pillars of the country’s resilient economy and one of the main suppliers of foreign currency especially the euro for the country.
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2020-02-29 14:59
NPC producing antiseptic products to battle coronavirus
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is producing antiseptic products following an all-out mobilization for containing the coronavirus, Shana reported on Friday, quoting an official with the company.