Baku, Azerbaijan, July 1
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
Most of Iran's cement exports are supplied to Afghanistan, Abdolreza Sheikhan, Secretary of Iranian Association of the Cement Industry Employers, told Young Journalists Club (YJC), Trend reports.
Afghanistan accounted for 24 percent of Iran's cement exports, Sheikhan said.
He added that Iranian cement is exported to 16 countries including Central Asia states, Persian Gulf countries and Bangladesh.
According to statistics of Iran's Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry, in the first two months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2019), the country produced 8.16 million tons of cement. Compared to the same period of the previous Iranian year, cement production decreased by 5.7 percent (8.66 million tons).