Iran Cement Industry

What has enabled cement to lead the charts among Iran’s main exports and remain competitive in foreign markets is the government subsidization of energy for the sector.

Cement exports to Iraq in the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 21) declined by 20% compared to the same period of last year, said chairman of the board of directors of…

Latest data show about a 30% drop in the value of white cement exports during the first five months of the current Iranian year (ended August 22).

The figures, released by Iran Customs…

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade on Saturday announced that cement production stood at 20.8 million tons in the first four months of the current Iranian year (started March 21),…

The producers of concrete and metal building products are operating at only 30% of their capacities, while 10% have been forced to close down in the last Iranian year (ended March 20), according…

The construction of a cement plant has begun in the northern city of Damghan in Semnan Province, jointly financed by a Chinese company and Iran’s Bank of Industry and Mine. Tooyeh Darvar cement…

Iran ranked first in cement exports worldwide by sending more than 19 million tons of cement overseas last year, says Morteza Lotfi, the vice president of Cement Industry Employers Association…

Although the industry minister recently announced that the price of industrial commodities would not be affected by the hike in fuel costs, officials of Iran Cement Industry Association have…

With annual cement output of 75 million metric tons, Iran is among the world’s top five cement-producing countries. Unfortunately, environmental pollution is an inseparable part of cement…

After three months of pilot production, Iran has officially handed over Cerro Azul cement factory to Venezuela’s ministry of basic industries and mining, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries…

Iran is planning to build cement factories in Libya and Iraq, ISNA quoted the minister of industry, mine, and trade as saying on Wednesday. The ministry added that the country is highly capable…

The secretary of Iran’s Cement Association said that cement production dropped 6% during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), reported ISNA.

One may wonder why Iranian cement is even sold on China’s online shopping site Alibaba. It is not so surprising if one considers the fact that Iran is one of the largest producers of cement…