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according to the priorities which was mentioned industry, Engineering & Construction companies”
before. For example we can mention: “Society of (APEC) including 209 company members in en-
Iranian Petroleum Industry Equipment Manufactur- gineering and contracting fields, “The Construc-
ers” (SIPIEM) including 491 member companies, tion Energy Industry’s Research & Development
“Iran Industrial Equipment Manufacturers Associa- Institute” including 6 associations and syndicates,
tion” (SATSA) including 139 member companies, “Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers” (IRSCE)
“Engineering & Construction Companies Associa- including 884 member companies, “Iran chamber
tion-Oil & Power Industries” (ECCA-OPI) including of commerce, industries, mines and agriculture”
13 member companies, “Association of Petroleum (ICCIMA).

The Italian companies

are invited to invest

in Iranian megaprojects

Interview with Abbas Shari-Moghaddam,
CEO Iranian National Petrochemical Company

(NPC)

ces of sanctions. Therefore, all Italian contractors
Until his retirement a few months ago, Abbas Shari-Moghaddam had been and companies are invited to use and benefit from
the CEO of NPC, the National Iranian Petrochemical Co. Earlier, he had been Iran’s existing potential and opportunities and to try
a Member of the Board of Directors in NPC (1983-1994) as well as the CEO to cover all other availabilities. Iran’s governmen-
of the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (BIPC) and also the CEO in the tal policies are set to provide the infrastructure of
Arya-Sasol Petrochemical Company. He has spent his whole professional life collaboration and cooperation between the Iranian
in Iran’s petrochemical industries, from its earlier days. and Italian suppliers and contractors and initiate
common activities.

After the lifting of the sanctions and the return How do you see the prospects for collabora-
of foreign contractors in the country, which tion from the Iranian perspective?
are your expectations about the role of Italian Italy has always been a good business partner for
industry (contractors and manufactures) in us. Fortunately, Italian companies have shown their
the new “era”? willingness and motivation to be involved in our ac-
Iran’s industry has experienced a considerable de- tivities and SACE managers were one of the first
velopment during last decade, but all its capabili- boards who travelled to Iran after the Joint Com-
ties are not used efficiently due to the consequen- prehensive Plan of Actions and showed their readi-

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