IRAN

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

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Crackers and downstream units start up in Iran / Gas output pulls even with Qatar

IRAN

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

IRAN

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

NPC

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

KERMANSHAH HDPE

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

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Iran commissions first stretch of ethylene pipeline / Massive Kavian cracker complex starts up in Assaluyeh