Despite its high capacity for producing propane and propylene, Iran has been unable to produce polyurethane, a key material in various industries, and its heavy dependence on imports has revealed one of the missing links in the petrochemical value chain. According to Mohsen Ansari, a petrochemical expert, completing this chain could be a golden opportunity for economic development and reducing foreign dependence.

Sabalan Petrochemical was established in 2010 in the strategic region of Assaluyeh with the aim of producing AA grade methanol. With an annual production capacity of 1.65 million tons of methanol, this complex is a key player in Iran's petrochemical industry and is on its way to becoming one of the largest methanol producers in the world.

The Director General of Customs said: In the first quarter of this year, Iran's total non-oil trade reached 43 million 489 thousand tons and was worth 24 billion 684 million dollars.

The Director General of Customs said: In the first quarter of this year, Iran's total non-oil trade reached 43 million 489 thousand tons and was worth 24 billion 684 million dollars.

Experts warn that a decline in ethane production in the coming years could cripple the country's ethylene chain and the bitter tragedy of methanol producers could now be repeated for olefins; they see the way out as the construction of MTO units and an end to the sale of methanol as crude.

In the country's petrochemical industry, aromatic petrochemicals play an important role in this industry by converting naphtha feedstock and gas condensates into valuable products such as gasoline. Currently, Persian Gulf Holding is considered the largest producer of aromatic products in the country. This holding owns three important petrochemicals: Bandar Imam Petrochemical, Bu Ali Sina Petrochemical, and Nouri Petrochemical.

With the signing of a quadrilateral memorandum of understanding between the country's Technical and Vocational Education Organization, Hengam Petrochemical on behalf of Persian Gulf Holding, Bushehr Governorate, and Pars Special Economic Energy Zone Organization, the first technical and vocational training center for advanced and supplementary oil, gas, and petrochemical skills will be launched at the initiative of the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Group and named "Persian Gulf".

The plan to investigate petrochemicals has so far been signed by more than 25 members of parliament.

The public relations managers of Persian Gulf Holding and Takht Jamshid Petrochemicals denied the news about the evacuation of Karoon and Takht Jamshid Petrochemicals.

The Secretary General of the Petrochemical Industry Employers Association says that petrochemical industries have suffered 10-15% losses from power outages.