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Iran exports reach 11.7Mt in first seven months

17 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Iranian cement factories exported 11.7Mt  in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- October 22), the country's Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade announced. The ministry said that over 8.1Mt of cement and about 3.6Mt of clinker were exported during the review period.

Iran to increase cement exports to Iraq

15 September 2014, Published under Cement News

Iraq has agreed to increase the volume of cement exports from Iran, a senior trade official has said. "As of September 1, each (Iranian) company can export 15,000t of cement into the neighbouring country from Shalamcheh, Chazzabeh and Mehran border terminals," Jahanbakhsh Sanjabi Shirazi, the head of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, told Fars News Agency, as quoted by Zawya news. He noted that the new regulations have been adopted by Iraq's Trade Ministry. Last week it was reported tha...

Iran exports exceed 8Mt in first five months

09 September 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported over 8Mt of cement in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year, according to the country's cement industry body. Abdolreza Sheikhan, secretary of Iran's Cement Industry Employers Association said 981,605t of cement were exported in the fifth calendar month (July 23-August 22), Iran's IRIB reported on Sunday. The country has also successfully started to use railroads to export cement to neighbouring and Central Asian countries.

Iran’s output surpasses 29Mt in first five months

04 September 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran’s cement output totalled 29.504Mt in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year beginning 21 March 2014, the country’s Mehr News Agency reported. During the period, clinker production reached 32.378Mt. Of the total, some 23.351Mt was supplied to the domestic market. In the fifth calendar month alone (23 July – 22 August), cement and clinker production totalled 5.608Mt and 6.6Mt, respectively. In the previous Iranian calendar year, the country produced 69.68Mt, expo...

Iran exports surpass 6.6Mt in first four months

18 August 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported approximately 6.62Mt of cement and clinker in the first four months of the current Iranian year (21 March - 22 July 2014), a cement industry official has said. "We have exported a sum of 6,620,958t of cement and clinker in the first four months of the current year," Secretary of Iran's Cement Industry Employers Guild Association Abdolreza Sheikhan said. Iran exported approximately 18.812Mt of cement and clinker in last Iranian calendar year (ended 20 March 2014), according t...

Iran’s output climbs to 23.8Mt

13 August 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran produced 23.8Mt of cement during the first four months of the current Iranian fiscal year, which started on March 21. The figure is 31 per cent higher (5.7Mt) than the comparative period of last year, Iran's IRNA news agency reported. During the last fiscal, Iran’s output amounted to 69.46Mt, a 0.9 per cent YoY decline.

Iran first-quarter exports exceed 5Mt

14 July 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported over 5.07Mt of cement and clinker during the first quarter of the Iranian year, according to local news reports. In the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (22 May - 21 June 2014), cement and clinker exports totaled over 1.203Mt and 398,798t, respectively, the Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday.  In the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on 20 March 2014, exports amounted to 18Mt of cement. Volumes have previously been delivered to some 24 countries including I...

Iran produces 18.23Mt of cement in 1Q14

09 July 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran produced 18.23Mt of cement and 19.35Mt of clinker in spring 2014, which corresponds to the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (21 March – 20 June).   Meanwhile, Iran exported around 18Mt of cement in the previous Iranian calendar year, which ended on 20 March 2014. The country’s cement output is currently about 80Mta, of which 50Mta is used by domestic industries.

Iran’s exports surpass 3Mt mark in first two months

12 June 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported over 3.47Mt of cement and clinker in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March, an Iranian cement industry official announced on Tuesday. In the second Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht (21 April - 21 May ), Iran exported over 1.411Mt of cement and 625,393t of clinker, IRIB quoted Abdolreza Sheikhan as saying. Over 8.739Mt of the cement produced in the two-month period was used domestically, he added. Iran exported around 18M...

Iran monthly production update

19 May 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran produced 4.501Mt of cement in the first calendar month of the current Iranian calendar year (21 March 2014 - 20 April 2015), according to its Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade reported that the country. Over 70 per cent of the total (some 3.234Mt) was supplied to the domestic market during the month, Iran's IRNA News Agency reported. Some 6.291Mt of clinker was also produced in Iran during the period. The country’s total exports were 1Mta. Iran's cement output amounted t...