National rock standard to be developed in the country
Provincial Governor of Mahallat: Standardize the country's ornamental stone as this will increase the country's added value and conquer global markets.
According to Iran's International Stone Exhibition, Seyyed Ahmad Sajjadi at the opening ceremony of the 8th Iran International Stone Exhibition stated that the construction of the exhibition took eighty-five days and the unique feature of the exhibition is that it is the first exhibition project in the country. Six billion dollars has been spent on its construction.
He added that the exhibition has special features such as being located in the central part of the country and highways that allow heavy vehicles to travel, as well as mining and quarrying machinery.
The governor of Mahallat city stated: This exhibition is located near the provinces of Isfahan, Lorestan and Qom, which has rich stone mines and has the most professional forces in this area.
Sajjadi said: There are modern day stone processing factories in this city. Two hundred and fifty stone processing units are operating. Twenty-five of them are equipped with modern day technology. Reach the Hitech level.
He said: The use of equipped machinery for the extraction and processing of stone is in the neighborhoods of Nimur, there are scientific and training centers for the training of specialists of this industry in the city, including the Scientific-Practical Center, Azad University, Technical Centers and Professionally, the Jihad Stone Research Center is an academic and rock cluster unit.
The Governor of Mahallat said: "The strong association of the Stone and Miners 'Association and the Miners' Society of the province has thrived in this industry. Considering the significant advantages of the Mahal Stone Exhibition, stone exhibitions should be consolidated and as an international gathering exhibition. Be.
He added: The country's ornamental stone standard should be formulated as this will increase the value added of the country and conquer the global markets, creating a strong and solid export organization that can be active in the field of stone marketing and processing. be effective.
* Tasnim