"In the third development plan, which rests upon the three pivotal principles
of economic growth, privatization and improvement of administrative and legal
structures, ambitious, yet realizable goals have been set for the petrochemical
sector."
H.E. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Iran's Petroleum Minister
"Iran's petrochemical industry has implemented environmental plans
and been the recipient of the ISO 14000 certification."
H.E. Massoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's Vice President and Head of the
Department of the Environment
"It is planned that all our companies will soon move to form all clean
industries."
M. R. Nematzadeh, Deputy Petroleum Minister and NPC President
"By basing its petrochemical expansion on a balance of international
and domestic markets, Iran would be in a strong and unique position
within the Middle East".
George Lefroy, Executive Vice President,
Middle East & Asia Pacific, Shell
"Iran, with its rich resources of gas and oil is expected to surge
forward in the petrochemical industry".