Director of Production Control at the National Petrochemical
Company (NPC) announced a 6% increase in the output of petrochemical facilities
in the country, predicting the sector’s output would grow 7% year-on-year by the
end of the year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seyed Jalal Mirhashemi said half of the growth was made possible
by streamlining processes in the operational plants across the country and the
other half was obtained by launching new facilities.
"I hope the production of this industry will reach around
61 million tons this year, and without a doubt, we would have seen more growth
in this industry in the absence of coronavirus,” he said.