Domestic Production

Date production volume at 20% growth this year

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The Head of National Association of Iranian Dates (NAID) Mohsen Rashid Farrokhi said that volume of date production has registered a 20 percent hike since the beginning of the current year (started March 21) as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Oil Ministry sets up new initiative to back domestic manufacturers

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Ministry has set up a new initiative to support domestic manufacturers by guaranteeing purchase of their quality items needed in the petroleum industry.

Gachsaran Co. inks 54 deals for domestic production of oil industry items

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Gachsaran Oil and Gas Production Company (GOGPC) has signed 54 deals with local manufacturers for production of oil industry items and parts.

RIPI saves Iran $200m by indigenizing technical equipment

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – The Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) head said the institute had saved the country $200 million by supporting knowledge-based companies and providing and commercializing items needed in the industry.

Home appliance production on upward trajectory in 7 months

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade indicate that 684,200 sets of refrigerator-freezer were manufactured in the country in the seven months of the current year (March 21 - Oct. 22), showing a 9.4 percent growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Arvand petchem plant relies on local suppliers for catalysts

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The CEO of Arvand Petrochemical Plant said the company supplied 70% of its need for catalysts from domestic producers.

Defense minister:

Domestically-made Damavand destroyer to join Navy soon

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Monday that a new model of previously home-made Damavand destroyer will join the Navy soon.

Boosting domestic production, prerequisite for supporting non-oil exports: envoy

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Former Iranian Commercial attache to Oman Abbas Abdolkhani said that booming domestic production is prerequisite for supporting export of non-oil commodities.

Deputy industry min.:

Production growth of 26 main mineral & industrial products in H1

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Deputy Ministry of Industry for Planning Affairs Saeed Zarandi said that 26 mineral and industrial products registered significant growth in the first six months of the current year (March 21 – Sept. 22).

Top council approves ban on importing goods with domestic equivalents

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination held a session Sat. chaired by President Rouhani during which it was decided to ban the import of goods that are produced inside the country.

Four types of vehicles to go out of production by yearend: Industry min.

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said that production line of four types of vehicles will be stopped by the end of the current year (started March 20, 2019).

‘Fluctuation of quality can threaten Iranian goods export market’: official

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – The Director General of Import, Export Goods Quality Evaluation Office of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) Taghi Taghipour said that fluctuation of quality of some products manufactured in the country can threaten export of these products at target markets.

Iranian firms ink MoU for indigenizing petchem equipment

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), valued at €60 million, was signed between two Iranian firms for the development of petrochemical equipment.

Iran exports 3.4mn tons of steel ingot in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran exported 3,488,867 tons of steel ingot and products in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to Sept. 22), showing a three percent growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Industry min.:

Plans underway for manufacturing 200 cargo ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said that his ministry has targeted for manufacturing as many as 200 freight ships this year.

Industry min.:

Planning underway to turn $10bn imports into domestic production

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said that planning is underway for converting $10 billion worth of imports to domestic production.

5th Sea & Offshore Expo 2019 to kick off on Dec. 15-17

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The 5th edition of Sea & Offshore Expo 2019 will be held on Dec. 15-17, 2019 in tandem with materializing objectives and policies of resistance economy and naming the current year after “Boosting Domestic Production”.

Deputy Ministry of Agriculture:

Iran attains self-sufficiency in rice production

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Deputy Ministry of Agricultural Jihad for Planning and Economic Affairs Abdol-Mahdi Bakhshandeh said that Iran attained self-sufficiency in the production of rice.

Conclusion of contract for indigenizing 77 automotive parts

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – An official in charge the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade for Industrial Affairs Mehdi Sadeghi Niyaraki said on Saturday that 77 important automotive parts in car industry will be indigenized.

IKCO CEO:

‘Peugeot 301’ to hit domestic car market next year

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Chief Executive of Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) Farshad Moghimi said on Friday that ‘Peugeot 301’ sedan will hit the domestic car market during the first half of the next Iranian calendar year (to start March 21, 2020).

Mineral productions value to exceed $21bn in current year

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said that value of industrial and mineral productions in the current year (started March 21) will exceed $21 billion in the current yeasr (started March 21).

Iranian engineer indigenizes rotary actuator for oil valves

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – A senior expert at the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone Organization (PSEEZ) has succeeded in developing a rotary actuator used in oil and gas valves.

Iranian drones ‘better than foreign ones’: VP Sattari

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said that some domestically-produced drones are better than their foreign versions.

Iran’s steel ingot output hits over 8.5mn tons in five months

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – About 8,539,776 tons of steel ingot were manufactured by major steel production plants in Iran in the first five months of the current year (March 21 – August 21), showing a four percent hike as compared to the same period last year.

Production capacity of petchem industry to increase up to 100mn tons by 2021

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Production capacity of Iran’s petrochemical industry will increase up to 100 million tons by 2021.

Iranian co. produces 1500 process items for oil industry

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Aghajari Oil and Gas Production Company (AOGPC) has domestically manufactured 1,563 process items for the oil industry in the first half of the current Iranian fiscal year, which began on March 21.

Human drugs production volume up by 9.6% in 4 months

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade indicated that the volume of human drugs production registered a 9.6 percent growth in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – July 21).