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Iran’s two-month tire production at 39,700 tons

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Iran produced 39,700 tons of tire during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20-May 20), registerin­g a 26.6 percent rise compared to the same period last year.

According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade, the country produced 1.837 million tires weighing 15,943 tons during April 20-May 20, IRNA reported.

Of the mentioned figure, 1.304 million is the number of passenger car tires, weighing 9,068 tons, which shows a 35 percent rise compared to the same month last year.

A sum of 85,892 van tires, with a weight of 1,349 tons, were manufactur­ed in the first month of this year, indicating a one percent decline from the same period the previous year.

Also, 3,265 bus tires weighing 52,074 tons were manufactur­ed during April 20-May 20.

Production of the tires of agricultur­al machinery underwent a growth of 13 percent to stand at 23,653 tires, with a weight of 1,325 tons.

Having the annual production capacity of 426,000 tons of tire, Iran accounts for 41 percent of tire output in the Middle East, according to Mohsen Safdari, the deputy director of the non-metal industries office of the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade.

According to him, 11 tire production units are active in the country, creating jobs for 14,500 people.

He said 426,000 tons is the nominal capacity, while the real output is less than this figure as some units are working at 6070 percent capacity.

“The Iranian tire industry is dependent on foreign raw materials by 40 percent, so we are 60 percent self-reliant in this field,” the official announced.

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