Iran’s exports are expected to reach 18Mt by the end of the current Iranian calendar year ending 20 March 2014, an Iranian official has said.

Secretary of the Guild Association of Iran’s Cement Industry Abdolreza Sheikhan said on Saturday that Iran exported 15.9mln tons of cement and clinker in the first ten months of this year (March 21, 2014-January 20, 2015), and added that the industry is seekin to achieve a new record of exporting 18Mt by mid-March.

Export destinations include Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Central Asian countries.

"The association plans to identify new markets and boost export of clinker and cement, including those in Africa,” Sheikhan added.