Iran 11-month export update

Iran exported 17.5Mt  of cement and clinker in the first 11 months of the current Iranian fiscal year (21 March  2014-19 February 2015), according to the industry's association.

Secretary of Iran's Cement Industry Employers Association, Abdolreza Sheikhan said that 61Mt of cement and 64Mt of clinker were produced in the mentioned period, Iran’s ILNA news agency reported earlier this week.

Iran currently exports cement to 24 countries including Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, as well as, the United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Oman, India, and China.

Iran's cement and clinker exports stood at over 13.648Mt in the previous calendar year, which ended 20 March, 2014, comprising 11.85Mt of cement and 1.79Mt of clinker.  Total cement output in the previous year was 75Mt.