TEHRAN: Iranian petrochemical plants exported 27.87 million mt of petrochemical products worth $3.54 billion in the period March 20-June 20, the Ministry of Petroleum’s official Shana news agency reported Wednesday. The exports accounted for 33.8% of Iran’s total exports, Shana said.
Shana did not provide a breakdown of its petrochemicals exports. Iran is known to be a major exporter of polyethylene and methanol. Iran exported liquefied natural gas worth $1.7 billion and liquefied propane worth $343 million during the period, Shana reported.