On the sidelines of this visit, the economic vice president of Ferkhes Special Economic Zone said: In this region, 10 industrial zones have been designed and implemented with the presence of domestic and foreign investors, one of which is the petrochemical zone.
Ehsan Jalair said: Currently, more than 10 mini refinery production units (production of light and heavy hydrocarbons) and sulfur packing units are working in this zone.
He stated about this visit: In the past and before the investors settled in this zone, a decree was made that the private sectors located in the vicinity of the refinery could supply feed or raw materials for their suppliers directly and at an approved rate from Shahid Hasheminejad Refinery.
The economic deputy of Ferkhes Special Economic Zone continued: Unfortunately, with the passage of time, this decree was canceled and these materials are sold at the highest price through the capital market and commodity exchange, which has caused problems for the investors of this sector. Therefore, in this visit, the issue of reviving this circular was raised by the regional managers, and the Director General of Middle Asia of the Ministry of Petroleum promised to follow up on this issue.
Referring to other problems caused by the cancellation of the implementation of this decree, he noted: The high prices offered by competitors to buy goods on the stock exchange are practically not justified and economical for producers.
Jalair continued: In addition, the purchase of raw materials from other refineries, while the quality is low, greatly increases the cost of transportation and the supply chain of goods, and this destroys the competitiveness of production.
It should be noted that, in total, 10 production and sulfur units located in the petrochemical zone, more than 150 people are directly employed, and the field of indirect employment has been provided for 300 people.
