Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.6/ Trend F.Karimov/
Iran produced 38.356 million tons of cement in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, IRNA quoted secretary of Iranian cement industry employers Abdolreza Sheikhan as saying.
The figure rose by 5 percent compared to the same period of last year, he added.
In the sixth calendar month of Shahrivar (August 23-September 22) the cement output hit 6.22 million tons.
In September, IRIB quoted secretary of Iranian cement industry employers Abdolreza Sheikhan as saying that Iran is the fourth leading cement producer in the world and the top producer in the Middle East.
Iran's cement output hit 31.6 million tons in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, he added.
The cement output is projected to reach 80 million tons by the end of the year, he said.
The IRNA News Agency reported on June 23 that Iran currently exports cement to 24 countries including Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Oman, India and China.
Seven countries out of the 24 accounted for 97 per cent of Iran's total cement exports.
Iraq with 63 per cent, Azerbaijan with four percent and Turkmenistan with seven percent were the main importers of Iranian cement.
Iran's cement and clinker exports stood at over 13.648 million tons in the previous solar year (ended on March 21).
The country exported over 11.85 million tons of cement and 1.79 million tons of clinker in the same period.