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Iran petrochemical export at $5.64bn

Iran has exported more than $5.64 billion of petrochemical products in the first seven moths of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21).

The figure shows a 50 percent increase compared with the same period last year, Iran’s Customs said in a report released on Sunday.

The products included polyethylene, methanol, benzene, ammonia, sulphur, PVC and propylene.

The report added that Iran’s non-oil exports increased by 26 percent to reach more than $17.44 billion during the same time.

Iran exported 38.44 million tons of goods from March 21 to October 23.

The oil-rich country exported around 14 million tons of petrochemical products worth more than $9 billion in 2009.

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