Cement News tagged under: Iran
Iran increases output by 3% in first five months05 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement output in the first five months of the current calendar year (started on 21 March 2013) continued its upward climb to reach 31.475Mt, information from Iran’s Cement Producers Association showed. "The figure shows a three per cent increase compared to the same period of the previous year," the IRNA News Agency quoted Abdolreza Sheykhan, an official of the association as saying. Some 30.874Mt of clinker was produced during the same timeframe, also representing a rise of three per cent... |
Iran cement output increases 5% in first four months05 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement output in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (beginning 21 March 2013) increased by five per cent compared to the same period of the previous year. For the first four months production was 25.654Mt, Abdolreza Sheykhan of the Iran Cement Producers’ Association, reported. "The figure shows five per cent increase compared to the same period of time previous year," the IRNA News Agency quoted Sheykhan as saying. "Some 25.213Mt of clinker was also produc... |
Iranian exports surpass 5Mt mark08 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran cement and clinker exports for the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year crossed the 5Mt mark. Exports for the period stood at 5.075Mt, which represented a 50 per cent increase compared to the same period of last year. Cement exports represented 4.21Mt of the total. The country plans to export over 18.5Mt of cement, Mohammad Fatemian, an official with the Industry, Mine, and Trade ministry, had previously said. In the Iranian year ended 20 March, Iran’s cement... |
Iraq to stop importing Iranian cement?25 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran currently exports cement to 24 countries with around 97 per cent of total cement export destined for seven countries. Iraq heads the rankings with a 63 per cent share of Iranian cement exports, followed by Turkmenistan at seven per cent and Azerbaijan at four per cent. According to Deputy Head of Khuzestan’s Cement Exporters Union Sadeq Sava’edi, Iraq will stop importing Iranian cement from 1 July as it aims to boost its domestic production. However, Deputy Head of the Iranian Trade... |
Iran plans 18.5Mta of cement exports10 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran plans to export 18.5Mt of cement in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March, Mehdi Ghazanfari, the Iranian deputy industry, mines and trade minister, said. The exports are projected to increase 4.9Mt compared to the year before. If Iran does export 18-20Mt of cement in 2013, it will rank in third place after China and India. The Middle East country currently exports cement to 24 countries. Despite international sanctions against the Islamic republic, Iran's cement e... |
Iranian cement output down in first month of year, exports rise14 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Iranian cement industry produced 4,940,597t of cement and 6,277,978t of clinker in the first month of the Iranian calendar, known as Farvardin (20 March - 20 April 2013), according to local sources. However, cement production was down1.5 per cent on the 5,013,282t produced in the previous Farvardin, but clinker production rose 1.7 per cent from 6,174,705t in the same month of last year. Abyek Cement was the biggest producer with an output of 197,770t of cement and 209,306t of clinke... |
Iranian full-year cement production rises 5.7%15 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsDuring the Iranian year ending 20 March 2013, the country produced 70.26Mt, which represented growth of 5.7 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year (66.44Mt). Clinker production, meanwhile, rose 4.54 per cent YoY to 70.44Mt from 67.38Mt in the same period of last year. During the year just ended, Abyek Cement Company was the biggest Iran’s cement player, with producing 3,192,454t of cement and 2,941,334t of clinker. Iran exported 1.364Mt of cement and clinker last... |
Iran reports strong export gains in first 11 months21 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsCementitious exports from Iran have risen by 35 per cent in value terms during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar (beginning 20 March 2012), to reach a total of US$822m. Exports totaled 10.4Mt, a rise of 27 per cent YoY, according to reports by Trend News Agency. Export destinations include some 24 countries including Iraq, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Iran’s cement output is expected to reach 75Mta by the end of the current Iranian year, with plans to lift this volum... |
Iranian output rises 5.6% YoY28 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsIranian output continues its upward climb as the country produced 5.6 per cent more cement in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (which began on 20 March 2012) compared to the same period of the previous year. Production for the 11 months reached 64.1Mt of cement, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Output is expected to reach 75Mt for the full year with exports In of 12Mt. Next year, the country plans to lift this volume by 13.3 per cent to 85Mt. By 2015 production capac... |
Iran raises cement output 6.7%12 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran Daily has announced that some 69.457Mt of cement were produced domestically YoY from February 2012, showing an increase of 6.7 per cent compared to the figure for the same period before, which was 65.116Mt. Iran produced some 65Mt or 1.7 per cent of world cement output in 2012 and ranked fifth in the world in this respect. The secretary of the Guild Association of Cement Producers Abdolreza Sheikhan said earlier in February that some 58.622Mt of cement were produced in the countr... |