Iran petrochemical projects

EghtesadOnline: Ten petrochemical projects worth about $9 billion are being developed in Iran by the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company, the company's deputy for planning and development announced.

EghtesadOnline: Linde Material Handling resumed its activities in Iranian market by granting its exclusive license to an Iranian company called Axon Machine Arina, IRNA reported on Friday.

EghtesadOnline: Fresh signs have appeared that show European companies are gradually getting a strong foothold in Iran’s petrochemical industry. Iran says it has signed an agreement with a European company over the development of polypropylene technology and the relevant catalysts.

EghtesadOnline: Iran is seeking investment to build 25 petrochemical projects, an official at the state-run National Petrochemical Company was quoted on Saturday as saying.

EghtesadOnline: Petroleum Minister Deputy for International and Commercial Affairs announced German company Linde is ready for direct investment in Iran’s petrochemical industry.

EghtesadOnline: Tehran is keen to open up its petrochemical industry to multinationals and propel foreign investment as it seeks to expand its foothold in the global petrochemical market.

EghtesadOnline: Talks are underway between the National Petrochemical Company and Japan’s Sojitz Corporation on building a petrochemical plant with a total investment of €1 billion ($1.06 billion), said Hossein Alimorad, a NPC deputy for investment.

EghtesadOnline: In line with policies to develop petrochemical projects, negotiations are underway with France's Axens to provide Kian Petrochemical Company (KPC) with technical expertise to produce high value added commodities, says an official at the National Petrochemical Company.