TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- Iran will launch 12 petrochemical projects this year that will boost its production capacity and make its downstream industries self-sufficient in feedstock imports, deputy oil minister and CEO of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), said on Saturday.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- Hegmataneh Petrochemical Company unveiled its medical-grade PVC powder at the 27th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- A member of the presiding board of the parliament's energy commission said on Saturday that the government has obliged the executive bodies to allocate their resources and authorities to elites and knowledge-based institutions for developing value chains and facilitating investment.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- The subsidiaries of Shasta Group, Iran's largest public investment company, signed nine contracts and memoranda of cooperation with knowledge-based firms at the 27th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) – Iran's Special Economic Zone Organization for Petrochemical Industries signed five contracts and memoranda of cooperation at the 27th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) - Iran’s Petrochemical Research and Technology Company (PRTC) signed six contracts, agreements and memoranda of cooperation at the 27th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) – National Petrochemical Company (NPC) unveiled two books on Saturday showcasing the industry’s achievements in the fields of health, safety and environment.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) – National Petrochemical Company (NPC) and the Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to enhance human resources and create job opportunities in the petrochemical industry.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- Amir Kabir University of Technology and Sarv Oil and Gas Company signed a cooperation agreement to establish an innovation and technology center with the support of Bank-e Refah Kargaran.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- The president's legal deputy met with the deputy petroleum minister for petrochemical affairs on the last day of the oil industry exhibition.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- National Petrochemical Company's booth at the oil industry exhibition hosted Hojjatoleslam Mirtajeddini, the representative of Tabriz and Oskoo, on the last day of the event on Saturday.

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- The CEO of Pardis Petrochemical Company, predicting a price of $480 per ton of urea by the end of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21, and $850 million export earnings, said: "Pardis Petrochemical Company, as the largest producer of urea in the country, produces 50 percent of the country's urea needs and 3 percent of the world's urea needs."