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Total follows BASF into Iran

by Alex Scott
March 21, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 12

French oil and chemical firm Total has signed an agreement with the National Petrochemical Co. of Iran to study a petrochemical complex in Iran. The complex would include a steam cracker and downstream chemical plants that would use feedstocks including ethane, naphtha, and liquid petroleum gas. The French firm’s planned entry into Iran follows agreements between NPC and a string of European firms including BASF, which is understood to be considering a $4 billion petrochemical complex in the country.

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