Reza Nekouei added the upcoming 17th edition of the expo, commonly known as IranPlast International Exhibition, is the most important event of supplementary and midstream industries of Iran’s petrochemical sector.

The expo, which has been highly welcomed by domestic and foreign companies, will help promote cooperation between different sections of domestic polymer industry, he mentioned.

The NPC investment manager called for Iranian participants to explore ways of completing value chain and offering products having higher added value and identifying investment capacities through exchanging views with other experts.

Nekouei added the industrialists’ presence in the exhibition will also help Iran achieve its target – 19-million-ton polymer production capacity in 2027.

According to him, foreign investors, mainly from neighboring states, manager of international companies, ambassadors, and economic consultants from different states will visit the expo and hold talks with their Iranian counterparts.

Earlier, Farid Dousti, exhibition director, announced that 560 domestic and 210 foreign companies will participate in the expo, which be held at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground from September 17-20.

Pointing to the presence of 20 ambassadors in the exhibition, he said six contracts and at least 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) will be inked during the international event.