"Exploitation of Iran's abundant gas reserves would diminish considerably the cost of feedstocks needed for setting up petrochemical industries."

H.E. Mohammad-Reza Aref, Iran's Vice President

"… Greater emphasis has been placed on the development of petrochemical industries as an incentive for the country's economic development with the aim of diversifying non-oil exports deriving more income."

H.E. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Iran's Petroleum Minister

"With the completion of its ongoing projects and production of value added products including polymers, the status of Iran's petrochemical industry will improve at the end of the third phase of NPC's strategic plan."

M. R. Nematzadeh, Deputy Petroleum Minister and NPC President