Iran 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.