"The policy of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran vis-a-vis the petrochemical industry hinges upon rapid expansion of the industry's up and downstream sectors."

Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh; IPF 2003

" Despite the global decline in petrochemical investment, we at NPC decided to step up and accelerate our capital investment to inject some $10 billion in twenty grassroots projects in order to make up for our lost time due to the imposed war."

M.R.Nematzadeh, Deputy Petroleum Minister and NPC President; IPF 2003

"Relying on its excellent creditworthiness and the very good payment experiences in the past, the German Federal Government recently accepted NPC as corporate risk without additional securities."

Benno Bunse, Director of Germany's Federal Ministry for Economics and Labor; IPF 2003

"In a period of less than 15 months, NPC & Sasol moved from signing an MoU to a registered JV company with a project well underway. This achievement would not have been possible if it were not for the positive atmosphere in which the investment was made and the co-operation of NPC and other parties in Iran."

Ralph Havenstein, Executive Director, Sasol; IPF 2003