Projects Management at a Glance

The Department of Projects Management of the National Petrochemical Company takes action to lay the groundwork, facilitate and support the sustainable development of the petrochemical industry in order to achieve the development goals and priorities of the sector. At present, there are 65 active projects, 15 projects on the verge of implementation, and 5 infrastructure projects in progress, and the department is responsible for coordinating, supporting and supervising their development.

26%

Percentage of Investments made in Ongoing Projects so far

30%

Average Progress of Active Projects

2%

Average Progress of Ready-for-Construction Projects

Main downstream industry development topics

History of Petrochemical Industry in Iran

  • Establishment of the Chemical Company and implementation of the construction plan of Marvdasht Fars Chemical Fertilizer Plant
    1958
  • Establishment of the National Petrochemical Company with government ownership and under the auspices of the National Iranian Oil Company
    1963
  • The birth of the petrochemical industry Development of the petrochemical industry in the form of three development plans: construction of Razi (Shahpour), Abadan, Pazargad, Ahvaz Carbon (Iran), Kharg, Farabi (Iran Nippon) petrochemical complexes, and Shiraz and Bandar Emam (Iran- Japan) petrochemical development projects
    1963 - 1979
  • Stagnation until resumption of petrochemical activities (completion of some semi-finished projects and reconstruction of war-damaged complexes) Re-emergence of the petrochemical industry: Completion of some semi-finished projects, implementation of the first 5-year plan and reconstruction of war-damaged complexes - Completion and operation of a number of basic projects: Exploitation of projects such as Razi ammonium phosphate (1990), the first Shiraz methanol (1990), Bandar Imam (1994-1990), Isfahan (1992), the first phase of Arak (1993) and Ahvaz industrial soot (1994) petrochemical projects.
    1980 - 1994
  • Implementation of the second five-year plan of the National Petrochemical Company with the aim of increasing profitability, enhanced exports, expanding privatization and increasing output and product diversity with special and new products Start of the first golden period of petrochemical industry and implementation of various petrochemical projects (first leap) - Implementation of the third five-year development plan of the National Petrochemical Company - Privatization of the petrochemical industry and transformation of the National Petrochemical Company into a supervisory governing body Continuation of the first-leap plans - implementation of the third five-year development plan of the National Petrochemical Company
    1995 - 2009
  • Start of the fourth five-year development plan of the National Petrochemical Company The second leap of the petrochemical industry (including 45 petrochemical projects) - Continuation and implementation of the fourth and fifth five-year development plans of the National Petrochemical Company
    2011 - 2025