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Full-year Iranian exports reach 18Mt

29 April 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported around 18Mt of cement in the Iranian calendar year that ended on 20 March 2014, IRNA cited a report published by the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade on Sunday.   The Tehran Times noted that the country’s annual cement output is currently about 80Mt, of which 50Mt is used domestically. In August 2012, former Iranian Industry, Mines and Trade Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari said that the country's cement production capacity would reach 110Mt by 2015.

Iran cement prices set to increase

19 March 2014, Published under Cement News

Iranian cement prices are set to increase by 14-21 per cent in the next Iranian calendar year (starting 21 March 2014), local press have reported. The Iran Cement Producers Association and the Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry earlier this year signed an agreement allowing the association to decide on prices, Iran’s ISNA News Agency reported. During the current year, prices rose by 14-21.5 per cent. The country produced 58.226Mt of cement in the first 10 months of this year, of whic...

Iran sees 38.5% rise in exports in first 10 months

17 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported 15.789Mt of cement and clinker in the first 10 months of the Iranian calendar, showing 38.5 per cent growth compared with the same period in the previous year, Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade said. The ministry announced on Saturday that Iran's cement exports reached as high as 12,134,453t and clinker exports 3,655,280t in the past 10 months.

Iran cement output reaches 58.26Mt in first 10 months

13 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran produced 58.26Mt of cement in the first 10 months of the Iranian calendar while clinker output totaled 60.64Mt, according to Abdolreza Sheikhan, Secretary of Iran's Cement Industry Employers association.  In the Iranian month of Dey (22 December 2013 – 19 January 2014), the country produced 3.97Mt of cement. Clinker production rose to 5.8Mt during the month, an 11.6 per cent YoY increase compared to the same period of the previous year.

Iran exports rise 36.2% in first nine months

13 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Iran exported 14.425Mt of cement and clinker in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, representing a rise of 36.2 per cent YoY. Total exports comprised 11.164Mt of cement and 3.261Mt of clinker, Abdolreza Sheikhan,secretary of the union of cement industry employers, revealed. For the full-year, Iran plans to export 12Mt. The country also plans to increase cement output to 85Mt by the end of next year, according to report. In August, former Iranian Industry, Min...

Iran cement output rises in first eight months

09 December 2013, Published under Cement News

Iran produced 50.2Mt of cement in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, representing a 2.2 per cent YoY rise.   In the eighth calendar month of Aban (ended November 21), output amounted to 5.65Mt.   Some 39.8Mt of cement were supplied to the domestic market in the eight-month period.   The cement output is projected to reach 80Mt by the end of the year, the secretary of Iranian cement industry employers Abdolreza Sheikhan has said.

Iran increases cement output

19 November 2013, Published under Cement News

Iran's cement output is projected to reach 80Mt by the end of the year, the secretary of Iranian cement industry employers, Abdolreza Sheikhan, has said. The country produced 44.5Mt of cement in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March, up two per cent YoY.   The output amounted to 6.19Mt in the seventh calendar month of Mehr (23 September – 22 October), IRNA reported. Some 32.7Mt of cement were supplied to the domestic market in the seven-month p...

Iran’s exports rise 15.79% in first seven months

05 November 2013, Published under Cement News

Iran exported some 7.714Mt of Portland cement during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (beginning 21 March 2013), representing a 15.79 per cent YoY rise. Clinker exports reached 1.61Mt, up 144.65 per cent on the same period of the previous year,  data from the Iranian Custom Administration showed. In the last calendar year, Iranian cement and clinker exports were 13.648Mt, comprising 11.85Mt of cement and 1.79Mt of clinker.

Iranian cement output continues to climb

07 October 2013, Published under Cement News

Iran has reported a four per cent rise in cement output in the first half of the current Iranian calendar compared to the same period of last year. The country has produced 38.3Mt of cement since 21 March 2013, IRNA news reported yesterday. During the sixth calendar month of Shahrivar (23 August - 22 September) total output reached 6.4Mt. Full year projections put total output for the current year at 80Mt, according to Abdolreza Sheikhan, Secretary of the State Cement Industry Employers...

Iraq bans white cement imports from Iran

17 September 2013, Published under Cement News

Iraq has placed a ban on imports of Iranian white cement from the Shalamcheh and Chazabeh borders, Sadeq Sava'edi, the deputy head of Khuzestan's Cement Exporters Union said on Tuesday. "The ban has been in effect for three months now," the ISNA News Agency quoted Savaedi as saying. "This while the Iraqis are importing white cement from other borders," Savaedi said. However, he noted that Iraq is still importing regular cement, construction stones, tiles and other construction materials. ...