SHANA � The CEO of the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC) said that production and export of petrochemicals were continuing as scheduled in Iran.

According to the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Jafar Rabiei said: �Fortunately, production and export of petrochemicals is in a sustainable manner.�

He said the PGPIC had managed the sanctions� impact on the petrochemical sector, expressing optimism that other organizations and sectors of the country could bypass the sanctions, too.

The official further said that the petrochemical sector was the main pillar of the country�s resistance despite the sanctions.