Specialized Panel at Oil, Gas Expo to Study Iran's Knowledge-Based Catalyst Industry
“The 6th Specialized Exhibition and Conference on Oil, Gas, Petrochemicals and Oil Refining will be held with the approach of supporting the Iranian manufacturing industry with the support of Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy,” said Ehsan Ebrahimi, the secretary of the panel.
“This year, given the extensive presence of companies from holdings and reputable companies, we will witness the most specialized panel in the catalyst industry,” he added.
“The specialized panel on catalysts and catalytic processes will be held by the Iran Catalyst platform, which is known as an analytical arm and a reputable scientific base in the catalyst industry,” Ebrahimi said.
CEO of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Morteza Shahmirzayee had announced in September that Iran’s petrochemical industry has gained independence and self-sufficiency in production of catalysts after 116 years.
Shahmirzayee made the remarks, addressing the opening ceremony of the 18th Iran Plast International Exhibition held in Tehran on September 8-11.
Before 1979, the country’s petrochemical sector with just five petrochemical plants was fully dependent on foreigners from designing to production, he said.
Shahmirzayee further said that Iran’s petrochemical sector owes 95 percent of its progress to after-revolution activities, adding the sector has taken great steps in the direction of domestic production of its technical know-how needs.
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