According to the public
relations of the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone, Seyed Omid Shahidinia, on
the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the exhibition and conference
introducing investment opportunities and development in the field of oil, gas,
petrochemicals and renewable energy, underlined the creation of sustainable job
opportunities in 20 petrochemical industry-driven projects centered on the
Mahshahr region, southwestern Iran.
Emphasizing that the
Petrochemical Special Economic Zone has the infrastructure as well as the
variety of feedstock and products of the upstream and middle industries
necessary to attract investors to petrochemical industry propulsion projects,
he said: "These projects are on a smaller scale (compared to large
industries and require less investment.”
The CEO of the Petrochemical
Special Economic Zone Organization added: "These projects provide the
possibility of creating diverse and sustainable opportunities, and their
exploitation eliminates the country's need for imports and, in a way, adds more
value in order to prevent the loss of foreign exchange resources for
imports."
Shahidinia added: “The main
strategy of the petrochemical industry is the development of value chain for
downstream products; good production has been done in the upstream and mid-stream
sectors and by 2025, the production capacity of the products of this industry will
increase significantly.”