Payam Barzegar told Nipna on the sidelines of the 27th Oil Industry
Exhibition that by signing a contract with a Chinese investor, the ground for
introducing investment security in the special economic zone has been provided,
and said: "We are trying to convey the message of investment security to
other countries, especially neighboring ones."
He said that the goal of the Chinese company for investing was mainly
exports, and said: "In foreign investment, both technology transfer and
investment security in the special economic zone are discussed; this can pave
the way for attracting more foreign investment and job creation."
Barzegar said that the Special Economic Zone Organization is pursuing
the development of phase 2 of Mahshahr Special Economic Zone on behalf of the
National Petrochemical Company, and said: "We have obtained most of the
necessary permits from the provincial planning commission and the provincial
management and planning organization; now the file has been transferred to the
provincial infrastructure services committee and after resolving some problems
that existed before, we signed some memoranda of understanding and are ready to
issue the necessary permits."
Barzegar stressed that there is no problem for land ownership in
Mahshahr, and said: "It is necessary that provincial policies in the field
of petrochemical industry be more specific and decision-making at the
provincial and oil ministry level be faster."
He said that developing a special economic zone is a big job, and
said: "The necessary work should be done as soon as possible so that its
benefits reach the region and the people. We are now in the stage of land
acquisition and waiting for the decision of the infrastructure services
committee and the deputy for civil affairs and ultimately the honorable
governor of Khuzestan province who have had a very favorable opinion on the
petrochemical industry so far, so that we can receive the land and go through other
stages."
The CEO of the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone Organization also
referred to the correspondence made to speed up decision-making and licensing,
and said: "On the other hand, we hired a consultant to do more studies and
do more accurate work with much more awareness and based on existing
experiences with international standards."