Mohammad Hassan Peyvandi said domestic sales of petrochemical products also soared by 6.6 percent during the same three months from the preceding year.
The figures show an average of 6-percent rise in petrochemical exports and a 7.3-percent increase in their domestic sale, Peyvandi added.
He said that production of petrochemical industries has jumped by 6.5 percent over the same period due to increased efficiency and reduced work stoppage in petrochemical units.
Peyvandi said in terms of value, the sales of petrochemical products in the three-month span were 13 percent higher than the corresponding period last year.
Iran produced 40 million tons of petrochemicals in the last calendar year, with 9 billion dollars worth of its products being exported.
The country plans to increase its petrochemical exports to 12 billion dollars this year.
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