IranPlast Expo to Help Discover Downstream Industry’s Export Capacities: NPC Chief


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The IranPlast International Exhibition will play a major role in discovering export capacities and needs of the downstream industry, the chief executive of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said on Saturday.

Morteza Shahmirzaei went on to say that the completion of the value chain and the creation of added value are the key factors in the development of the petrochemical industry with the aim of taking optimal advantage of investment opportunities.

He said the development of technology in the downstream sector is among NPC’s policies, continuing that focusing on the transfer of technology through indigenizing and broadening domestic technical know-how is one of the principles of forming value chain, SHANA reported.

The IranPlast International Exhibition, as the biggest event of the country’s supplementary and midstream industries of the petrochemical sector, can play an effective and important role in promoting cooperation and infrastructure, improving conditions, and removing the potential obstacles in the way of balanced development, the NPC chief added.

The 17th International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment, entitled "IranPlast International Exhibition" will host 560 domestic and 210 foreign companies in Tehran from September 17-20.