INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The production of cement in Iran has risen 10.7 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March
21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the head of the Iranian Cement Association.Hamid Farmani
market, IRIB reported.According to the official, the export of cement in the mentioned four months reached 1.7 million tons, indicating a
growth of two percent compared to the same period last year.Meanwhile, 27.24 million tons of cement clinker were also produced, registering
a five percent rise year on year.During the said four months, Iran exported 2.88 million tons of cement clinker, which was 16 percent less
eight decades of activity.Currently, there are 96 cement production lines active in 74 factories across Iran, and nearly half of them are
This is an indication that new production units have a greater share of the total output in this sector.Neighboring countries are not only
