Int'l plastics, rubber, machinery exhibition kicks off in Iran

STORY: Int'l plastics, rubber, machinery exhibition kicks off in Iran DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The 17th International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment kicked off in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday. The opening ceremony was attended by Oil Minister Javad Owji and his deputies, lawmakers as well as foreign ambassadors in Tehran. A total of 560 domestic firms as well as 210 foreign companies have taken part in the event, according to a report published on the exhibition's website. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the oil minister said the petrochemical sector is a key industry of the country, which generated 16 billion U.S. dollars in export revenues in the previous Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20. He stressed that "the petrochemical sector "cannot be sanctioned" owing to the rising global demand for the industry's upstream and downstream products. Iran's pet

Iran int'l oil show concludes, nearly 200 contracts signed

STORY: Iran int'l oil show concludes, nearly 200 contracts signed DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 27th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition STORYLINE: The 27th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition concluded on Saturday. Over 1,500 domestic firms and more than 200 foreign companies from 13 countries took part in the four-day event. Describing the event as one of the biggest in the Middle East region, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said close to 200 contracts were signed during the expo. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)