over one million tons of petrochemicals worth $600,590,000 have been exported from Assaulyeh, Bushehr province, during the Iranian month of Aban (ended November 21).
Gas condensates, butane, propane, sulfur, polyethylene, and benzene are the major exported items, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported.
The current year's export figure shows 25 percent increase in terms of value in comparison to the previous year's figure.
Assaluyeh is located in southern Iran. Located on the shore of the Persian Gulf some 270 km southeast of the provincial capital of Bushehr, it is best known as the site for the land based facilities of the huge PSEEZ (Pars Special Energy Economic Zone) project.