Iran Leads Central Asia in Chemical Investment, an Industrial Info Market Brief

Industrial Info is tracking more than 780 active chemical capital and maintenance projects with a total value of more than $108 billion in the Central Asia region, which includes Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. A major portion of the investments is planned for the petrochemicals sector ($56 billion), followed by plastics/rubbers ($26 billion) and ag chemicals ($14 billion). Iran leads all other Central Asian countries in project spending, with 595 active projects, valued at more than $80 billion. See graph below for investment by country.