EghtesadOnline: More than 40% of Iran's petrochemical output is shipped to buyers in South East Asia and the Far East, National Petrochemical Company's coordination and supervision director said on Sunday, adding that African countries as well as European destinations each account for 20% of NPC's outbound consignments.

EghtesadOnline: Imports of Iranian crude by its four main buyers in Asia rose nearly 27 percent in March from a year earlier as the country took advantage of its exemption from a production cut agreed by OPEC and some other major producers, Reuters reported.