Hossein Alimorad, Director of Planning and Development at
NPC, said the company is currently developing a comprehensive Petrochemical
Industry Strategic Plan and conducting an Industry Foresight Study
in collaboration with Sharif University of Technology.
“The strategic plan is expected to be contracted within the
coming month, while the foresight project will likely be signed by the end of
June,” Alimorad stated. “The study is designed to build development scenarios
and formulate responsive strategies to global market dynamics.”
Alimorad emphasized that this initiative is not just a
corporate strategy but a national roadmap intended to align the entire
petrochemical sector toward future challenges and opportunities. The foresight
project is being developed with active input from industry experts and leading
academics from Sharif University.
Digital Monitoring and AI Integration Under Development
Plan Mandate
The NPC is also responding to a legal mandate outlined in
Article 44 of Iran’s Seventh Five-Year Development Plan, which requires the
Ministry of Petroleum to implement intelligent monitoring across the
petrochemical industry using cutting-edge technologies and artificial
intelligence.
As part of this effort, a smart material and energy balance
system is under development. “The system will enable real-time data analysis,
operational optimization, and predictive modeling across the sector,” Alimorad
explained.
This project stems from a trilateral memorandum signed last
year between the NPC, the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, and
Sharif University. It has now reached the implementation phase following
sustained follow-up by NPC’s CEO.
The intelligent system aims to support decision-making at
both strategic and operational levels, particularly in production, energy
efficiency, and market behavior forecasting.
Alimorad concluded by highlighting the readiness of Iran’s
petrochemical sector to embrace this transformation. “The industry has both the
human capital and technical infrastructure to lead this digital evolution,” he
said. “We are taking a significant step toward building a smart, future-ready
ecosystem in this vital sector of the national economy.”