Esfahan; Pilot for stone production development and export
Chairman of Imidro's Executive Board: Isfahan will become a base for the development of decorative stone industry for production and export.
According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, Khodadad Gharibpour, who spoke in a video conference yesterday evening at a meeting to review and remove the export barriers of the decorative stone industry with the presence of representatives of Isfahan Chamber of Commerce and managers of foreign offices of the organization, stated: Thirty percent of the products of the decorative stone industry are in charge, the pilot of the development and prosperity of the production and export of this industry.
Gharibpour continued the meeting with the presence of Mohammad Aghajanloo, Imidro Mining Development and Mining Industry Development Mines and members of Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, Jafar Sarghini, CEO of Ascotec and Vajihe ... Jafari, and continued: It is also considered for presenting quality products of stone industry.
He added: "Imidro has a facilitation and support role in this process and consults with institutions such as the Central Bank and the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade to remove obstacles, especially in the export sector."
Gharibpour reminded: "According to the obtained statistics, there are now more than nine hundred inactive mines in this area that need to be rehabilitated and activated, so Imidro facilitates the production and export of this type of mine in line with the plan to activate small mines." Is done.
He mentioned the role of the production and production company in reviving decorative stone mines and said: "In the export sector, foreign companies affiliated with this organization are able to cooperate in marketing and developing the export of decorative stones, and four foreign countries facilitate the export of this stone." Will provide.
Vajiheh Jafari, CEO of Iran Minerals Production Company, also said: "The pathology and complication plan of the decorative stone industry has started and its consultant will be selected soon."
Jafari emphasized: "The view of the company for the production and production of minerals is not only focused on the study, but also our activity in this industry is quite operational and for the prosperity of production and export."
He added: "Isfahan, considering its records and position in stone production, will be a good place for the activity of the private sector export consortium."
On the other hand, Jafar Sarghini, CEO of Ascotec, stated that currently the products of Iran's stone industry are exported only to neighboring countries, adding: "There is the ability to achieve export boom in this sector with the facilities we have abroad."
He reminded: "Estimates have shown that our country has the ability to export one billion dollars of decorative stones annually, but on average, nearly three hundred and fifty million dollars of exports have been made from this sector."
Mojtaba Karvan, Chairman of the Mining Commission of Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, announced: "Soon, the company's articles of association will be finalized to inspect and control the quality of decorative stone products that monitor global standards and customer needs abroad and provide quality assurance."
He stressed: "In this way, the concern of exporting low quality products and hitting the export market will be eliminated."
The convoy also said: "Soon, a consortium of the private sector will be established to develop the export of decorative stones in the country, in order to distance ourselves from the island's performance in this area."
Ahmadreza Basiri, head of the stone processing committee and advisor to the Mining Commission of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, also stressed that the existence of a company to control the quality of export products will monitor and increase trust among customers abroad.
On the other hand, Mojtaba Moadghi, CEO of Commercial Industrial Services Company, announced the study of the decorative stone market and said: "With the help of Imidro's foreign offices, we are able to develop exports and help this industry."
Hesamuddin Farhadi Nasab, an advisor to the Mining Commission of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, said that holding and following up on the meetings with Imidro and the Minerals Production Company resulted in the development of the decorative stone industry.
* ILNA
