Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.22 /Trend, A.Yusifzade /
In the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year started on March 21 2010 Iranian petrochemicals' export increased by more than 47 percent, Deputy Iranian minister of petroleum for petrochemical affairs Abdolhousain Bayat was quoted by Mehr as saying.
"Meanwhile petrochemicals exports revenue stood at $6.223 billion up 47 percent in comparison to corresponding period a year earlier. More than 10.03 million tons of the petrochemicals exported showing 22 percent increase in comparison with similar period last year.' Bayat said.
Abdolhousain Bayat had already stated that the company has the capacity to produce up to 17 million tons of petrochemicals a day.
Bayat said that gasoline production at the aromatic units would be continued unless the officials to decide differently.
He stated that petrochemicals exports go on normally although confirmed that a very small fraction of aromatic products are being used for gasoline production.
"Meeting domestic needs is our top priority and the issue has been stipulated in our sale contracts", Bayat said.