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Polystyrene production in Saudi Arabia to shut down

“Iran Plast” in Tehran moved back one month / Covid-19 hits country hard

Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement

German exports to Iran surge in H1 2017 / More growth forecast / Iran's polymer output to continue rising to 2022

Iranian firm acquires propylene licence from Air Liquide for Lurgi's MTP process

Repair works begin at Iranian aromatics site in Mahshahr Special Economic Zone

Major fire at Iran's Bandar Imam economic zone hits naphtha tank, aromatics units / No known casualties / Paraxylene leakage suspected / Restart in several weeks

Latest HD/LLDPE swing plant in Iran officially inaugurated / Connected to ethylene pipeline

A country with vast potential / 10th "Iranplast" attracts many visitors as the nation opens up after sanctions / Positive mood in Tehran / PE exports dominate / Negative trade balance for PP

NPC manager Reza Mohtashami talks about polyolefins production, exports and development perspectives in Iran

MoU for petrochemicals hub in Iran

HD/LLDPE swing plant in northern Iran starts operations / Northernmost site at long ethylene pipeline

Iranian petrochemical group completes first bank transactions in Europe / International marketing activities expanded / Paving the way for future exports

Messe Düsseldorf partnering with state-owned NPC for next “Iran Plast” / Rising demand for plastics machines and equipment

Start-up of Kavian II cracker slightly delayed / Commissioning expected in autumn / PE lines to follow in 2016

Iranian group announces plans to start up cracker this quarter / Several PE projects to follow

New HDPE line in north-western Iran goes on stream / Additional plants due to follow along West Ethylene pipeline

No plans to quit Iranian petrochemical joint venture, news reports suggest / Activities could prompt international sanctions

Al Jubail complex trips over technical issues / Outage expected to last for four weeks

Iran's West Ethylene pipeline due to go on stream in December / Volte-face in polymer exports policy

Deputy oil minister says EU petrochemicals embargo has had no effect / Analysts see significant cave-in

NPC: Deadly explosion rocks Iran's Bandar Imam Khomeini petrochemical complex

Plastics industry largely focused on local market / Chinese processing machinery dominates / More than half of local plastics demand met by imports / First cracker scheduled to come on stream in 2013

Cracker complex planned at Lake Charles site in USA / Study to be completed in 2013 / Exit from Iran polymers jv proposed

Alternative feedstocks rejuvenate global plastics sector/ Oilfield licences to be awarded in Brazil / Shale gas fever rages on three continents / Middle East resources still firmly driving / Saudi Arabia, Iran are major players / GlobalData reports