Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of Padjam petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh on Saturday, Morteza Shahmirzaie further noted that the 13th administration’s policy in the petrochemical sector was focused on cutting dependency on foreign commodities and equipment in five years.

Elsewhere in his remarks, he said that the country will celebrate self-sufficiency in the production of catalysts, a year ahead of schedule, this summer, 115 years after the discovery of oil in Iran, which means coming true the 13th administration's promise to the people.   

The managing director of the National Petrochemical Company also said that 99 catalysts, which play a significant role in the petrochemical industry’s various processes, are being produced locally implying a culmination of producing this type of products.  

Padjim petrochemical project came on stream after 14 years of uncertainty in the light of Iranian youths’ revolutionary and Jihadi movement, Shahmirzaie told the audiences.

According to him, 130 large and small petrochemical projects are underway in the country, of which 15 projects will be completed before the end of the current Iranian calendar year on 19 March 2025.

Accelerating the implementation of petrochemical projects as a movement and operating them turns the country’s dependency into strength, which can be used as a bargaining chip in energy scenes, helping to collect foreign exchange revenues.

The inauguration of the first phase of the Padjam petrochemical plant is a big honor that completes not only the production cycle but also cuts the car-making industry’s dependency on abroad, the NPC chief concluded.