Iran is targeting European countries to increase its export of petrochemical products in the post-sanctions era, a senior National Petrochemical Company (NPC) official said in a report.

Ali Mohammad Bosaqzadeh, production control manager, NPC, was quoted as saying in an Iran Daily News report, as saying the country is also looking to expand exports to Latin America and Africa.

He also said that export of petrochemical products to countries including Iran's traditional customers particularly those in South and Southeast Asia are going ahead as per earlier plans.

He added that about 10 million tonnes of petrochemical products were exported during March 20 to September 21.

Bosaqzadeh called on petrochemical complexes to upgrade the quality of their products to enter international markets, added the report.