Cement News tagged under: Iran
Iran’s exports rise 15.79% in first seven months05 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran 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 climb07 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran 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 Iran17 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsIraq 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. ... |
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... |