According to the plant, Taghi Sanei, referring to the company’s monthly performance report, said: "Noori Petrochemical Plant performed best in the December-January this year compared to previous months, so sales were higher than production."

He said the company had so far operated at 95% of its nameplate capacity while it had only planned for 90% productivity in the current calendar year, which began on March 21.

He predicted that by the end of the year, the company would operated with 95% of its production capacity and 105% of its planned productivity.