Five-year target to increase stone exports
Head of the Iranian Mining House: Our weaknesses need to be rooted out, and now we have a weakness in the marketplace that we cannot afford, and if we were in foreign markets, certainly our industries would not be paralyzed.
According to Iran's International Stone Exhibition, Mohammad Reza Bahraman said Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the 10th International Iranian Stone Exhibition: "The Stone Society has just started making good moves and has launched a program that will target stone production. To bring exports to $ 2 billion in a five-year plan.
He added: "The main role in this project is Mahallah city and it can be said that exhibitions such as Mahallah stone fair are good measures that can play an important role in the growth and prosperity of this industry, because the foundation of this growth has been provided. Is.
The head of the Iranian Mine House stated: "Today we have weaknesses in the market presence and it is mainly the governments that determine the presence in the markets and this issue needs to be regulated optimally."
Bahramman pointed out: The Iranian Stone Association also needs to do more in this area so that we can pave the way for global marketing with the cooperation of the government and this is a follow-up.
He said: "In this regard, we need education, which will explain a lot of issues, because our markets were saturated when the country was not in a recession and today it is collapsing with a flip of the recession.
The head of the Iranian Mine House continued: "Our weaknesses need to be rooted out and now we have a weakness in the market that we cannot have favorable conditions.
"Evidence of our inability to deliver products and services requires success from public-private partnerships," said Bahraman. "The pursuit of this demand by the private sector as the trustee of the mine is aimed at activating the private sector in The industry is reaching out.
"Today's stone industry needs more help than any other mining industry, as it has the potential to make huge investments, so we need to define a specific plan and strategy for this sector," he said. Let's reach the $ 2 billion export horizon.