TEHRAN April 25(Shana)--Iranian minister of economy and finance has said that some $30 billion is needed for completing under-construction petrochemical plants.
Petrochemical plants currently under construction need around $30 billion in hard currency, Ali Tayyeb-Nia said.
He added that the balance of National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI), Irans sovereign wealth fund, is not enough to provide this sum.
Iran is expected to earn $32 billion from domestic sale and export of petrochemical products this calendar year to March 2016.
Iran is expected to sell 32 million tons of petrochemicals on domestic markets for $22 billion.
Irans petrochemical exports are expected to reach 16 million tons.
Iran is currently producing 44 million tons of petrochemicals while the countrys production capacity stands at 60 million tons.