Petrofan
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‘Equating technology, innovation with research is a mistake’
SHANA (Tehran) – Sorena Sattari, innovation and knowledge-based economy advisor to the CEO of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company, emphasized that equating technology and innovation with research is a mistake, noting that only 30% of technology is research.
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Aging petchem plants risk losing global competitiveness without upgrades
SHANA (Tehran) – Mahmoud Aminnejad, deputy for development and business at Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company, said that continuing to operate Iran’s 60-year-old petrochemical units without modernization and technological upgrades will push them out of the global competitive cycle and even make them unprofitable.
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NPC: Production focus should not hinder tech development in petchem industry
SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Petrochemical Company said the industry must deepen its focus on research and domestic manufacturing, emphasizing that years of dealing with production issues, feedstock concerns and daily operational challenges have diverted attention from solving the sector’s technological problems.