Iranian cement production rises 4.6 per cent

Iranian cement production output continues its upward rise, having increased by 4.6 per cent YoY over the past 10 months. 

A total of 58.62Mt was produced in the first 10 months of the Iranian year (beginning 20 March 2012), according to the secretary of the Guild Association of Cement Producers, Abdulreza Sheikhan. He said 58.634Mt of clinker were produced during the period, showing an increase of 4.4 per cent compared to the figure for the same period of the past year,

Some 4.46Mtof cement and 5.248Mt of clinker were produced during 21 Dec – 19 Jan 2013. ??Around 58.95Mt of cement were distributed in domestic market, representing growth of 6.3 per cent.