South Khorasan Governor visits Birjand stone and mineral products terminal

South Khorasan Governor visits Birjand stone and mineral products terminal
  • 2020-12-23
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The Governor of South Khorasan visited the production units located in this complex and the process of their activities by attending the Birjand Special Economic Zone.

According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Hamid Melanouri, during the visit, which was also attended by the Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs and a group of provincial officials, discussed the activities of Sadr Electro companies (construction technology unit, design and commissioning of furnaces and ceramic tile lines in Iran) , Closely examined the porcelain ceramic tile production complex (the largest porcelain unit in the east of the country), the Khavaran leather azin (the center of production of artificial leathers in the east of the country) and the stone terminal and mineral products.

The export terminal for stone and mineral products of the country was opened in the Fajr decade of 2016 in the special economic zone of the province.

Due to the mineral potentials and the special geological structure of South Khorasan, such centers play a pivotal role in the economic development of the province in order to develop mines and mining industries as well as trade.

The first export terminal for stone and mineral products in the country, which was established with the view of the market development management, operates in such a way that miners and mining activists benefit from its benefits and effects, both in terms of production and trade.

South Khorasan stone export terminal with exploitation and extraction from silica mine, sale of building stone, sale of rough stones, sale of gemstones (precious and semi-precious stones including agate, wood, turquoise) in accordance with the capabilities of the province and sale of ceramic tiles, products Mineral introduces eastern Iran to the world.

The governor of South Khorasan also visited today Azin Leather Production and Industrial Company of Khavaran, which was put into operation with the investment of "Topsar" holding and using modern technology, in order to meet the needs of the domestic market and export its products including synthetic leather to Afghanistan. 

This complex operates on a land with an area of ​​about 18,000 square meters and more than 6,000 square meters of infrastructure and intends to become the largest artificial leather production hub in the east of the country in the near future with the completion and development of its production lines.

* IRNA