During a visit to assess the latest status of petrochemical projects
in the Lamerd Special Economic Zone on Monday, Morteza Shahmirzaei, the Deputy
Minister of Petroleum and CEO of the National Petrochemical Company, addressed
a gathering of managers, officials, and Lamerd representatives in the Islamic
Consultative Assembly.
Shahmirzaei stated, "The National Petrochemical Company, as the
representative of the government, strongly supports the presence of investors,
especially local investors, in the Lamerd Special Economic Zone to establish
petrochemical facilities with the aim of completing the value chain."
He highlighted the favorable infrastructure, ease of feedstock
procurement, transportation advantages for petrochemical products, and access
to export markets as potential advantages of the Lamerd Special Economic Zone
for establishing petrochemical industries and promoting downstream and
complementary industries.
Furthermore, Shahmirzaei announced the formation of a committee within
the National Petrochemical Company to develop investment packages and review
the necessary permits for establishing petrochemical units in the Lamerd
region.
Emphasizing that the development of the petrochemical industry in
Lamerd would strictly adhere to laws, regulations, and environmental
principles, he added, "We must refrain from crude sales and earnestly move
towards producing final products to witness the country's development."
"The investment in completing the value chain is considered a
strategic imperative because we are determined to take balanced steps towards
the development of the petrochemical industry in the year of production leap
and people's participation," Shahmirzaei concluded.
Following his two-day trip, Shahmirzaei is set to visit petrochemical
projects in the Parsian Energy Zone today. He had visited petrochemical
projects in the Kangan region yesterday, where he conducted
specialized-technical meetings with project managers and executives to review
the operational process, developments, and progress of these development
projects.