According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, the 9th Iranian Stone Exhibition was inaugurated on Wednesday, September 24, in the Nimour district of Mahallat, attended by Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, the Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade. .

In a conversation with some representatives of these companies, most of them stated that the reserves of rocks are rich in Iran, and the favorable variety and quality of the rocks is a strong point of this country's mineral, and has garnered much acclaim, prompting these companies to strive for economic relationships with companies Iranians, and even investments in the country, lead, but the common chapter of foreign problems with Iran is barriers to foreign exchange and lighter than ever since the imposition of sanctions, but its impact remains strong and a major barrier to economic development. is included in.

Iranian stones, suitable for export

Franco Sargan of Italy is the managing director of the FSA private company, which is refurbishing and selling second-hand stone machinery. He and his Iranian colleague Roozbeh Karimi explain that the FSA in Italy is rebuilding and selling second-hand stone machinery, most of which has been manufactured since 2000.

Now, Franco has come to Iran for the second time to attend the exhibition. He also participated in an exhibition held in Tehran last July.

Franco says he is looking to establish a dealership in Iran if he reaches an Iranian client, and he also announced the possibility of robotic stone-cutting machines capable of cutting stone in various forms.

Franco went on to attend exhibitions in Brazil, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Poland and explained: "The future of the Iranian stone market can be well imagined." Iran has a lot of young forces, which is a strong point for the future, another strength for Iranian rock is the abundance of fine and beautiful stones. Of course, now I think the Iranian domestic market seems to be quiet and closed, but Iranian stones can be a good commodity for export. Of course, export development must comply with European rock standards.

He added: Another problem in the Iranian stone industry is the lack of liquidity in medium-sized stone companies, Iran has a strategic position in the region, relying on this feature and using rich stone reserves can compete with other producer countries in markets such as Russia. And Europe will have the upper hand.

Franco continued to be pleased with his presence in Iran's exhibitions and announced his readiness to attend future exhibitions, explaining that I would participate again if conditions were favorable.

Karimi explained at the end of Franco's speech as his representative in Iran: Another problem in exporting and importing stone and stone machinery in Iran is that we still have problems with the World Banks and given that Marco also said that we can Work hard on exports, solving banking related problems will make exporting a lot easier.

The flexibility of Iran's mineral laws

Yoganda Palati of India was another CEO who was attending Iran's stone exhibitions for the second time. His previous presence, like that of the Italian FSA, was back at the Tehran Stone Exhibition in July. Paletti is investing in the extraction of white granite and white barite from Iranian mines in Chabahar and southern Khorasan and announces its efforts to set up a quarrying plant in the south by the end of 2016.

He works as an Iranian company called Alborzkani Mining Company on why he chose Iran for investment despite India's rich reserves of rock: For several reasons, first, the government's mining laws Iran is more flexible about the industry than it is in India, secondly there is no limit on production in Iran unlike India and thirdly because manufacturing costs in Iran are lower than in India, albeit in Iran. It has its problems; our most important problem now is that despite the activity of the three We haven't been able to get a work visa for years; I have to go to India every month to come back to India, which is very difficult, and if the work visa is issued, this problem will be resolved.

"Another issue is that there is a good demand for black granite in India, but the tax imposed on imports of this product is so high that it prevents your product from entering your country," he said. At the same time Iran has rich reserves of marble and agate and India in exchange for good reserves of granite, so we decided to trade these products between Iran and India, but currency exchange problems and sanctions still remain. , Has become problematic.

Paletti explained at the end: "We have been discussing our problems in meetings with the Iranian authorities and the letters we have sent, but no action has been taken so far." In the end, despite all the problems and obstacles, the advantages of being in the Iranian market have its disadvantages, and Iran is a bigger market with richer reserves than other Middle Eastern countries.

Worldwide introduction of Iranian fairs

Hossein Sari is the export manager of Turkey's privately owned company Zimak and works in the production of stone machinery. He says he has recently been appointed to Zimax's Export Management, but his company has been working with Iran since 2008 and has been present at Iran's exhibitions in Tehran and Mahallat since the previous three rounds.

Sari goes on to explain: Iran has a good market for stone, but if it is planned and implemented to allow for the presence of various international companies in the exhibition and Iranian exhibitions are introduced globally, it will be more successful, for example in the exhibition. The stone held in Tehran last July had done better. Another issue is cooperation with Iran on political issues that also affect economic dimensions, particularly in foreign exchange, and sometimes political differences between the two countries lead to economic barriers for businessmen. Finally, we think that we can find a market for our products in Iran, and despite the obstacles that exist, our presence in Iran seems to be effective for Zimec.

Need new ideas

Ahmed Akbarianna, a technician representing the Italian company Britton (Italy's largest manufacturer of stoneware) was another exhibitor at the exhibition. He stated that his company is consistently represented by the Italian mark (Briton) and as its representative in Iran in domestic exhibitions, as well as in the stone exhibitions held in Verona, Italy as the Iranian representative of the company.

Akbaridana explains: Since we are in the field of export and import, we are directly influenced by Iran's relations with other countries, so the restrictions we have on the payment and receipt of remittances make us, above all, our collection as a company that The transnational form is operating, harassing, and sometimes forcing us to receive money from another channel, while foreign currency entry is a constructive act, but unfortunately it does not happen easily. This is, of course, the only problem we face in Iran and in our field of business, and in a general sense the stone machinery is a good business in Iran, especially as the stone industry is recently modernizing in Iran, Until now, the activities of this sector were very much in the traditional way, for example, at present, internal rock cutters are forty centimeters wide, but in today's modern world the widths are no longer meaningful and the rocks are large and over one and a half to two meters. The same has recently entered the Iranian stone industry and is growing. The Iranian stone industry has been weakened by the absence of new ideas and the application of modern working principles, and the stone traders have recently realized that the stone world has the capacity to embrace new and transnational ideas.