BMI Industry View

The Iranian petrochemicals industry will reap the rewards of sanctions relief under the P5+1 agreement signed in July, but structural problems will persist until feedstock issues are resolved and the industry opens up to investment and the technology transfer that comes with it. Nevertheless, if the agreement holds, the prospects for strong exports-led growth are good as the government aims to raise capacity from the current 60mn tonnes per annum (tpa) to 100mn tpa by 2020.