50% share of small industries in the country's exports
Referring to the return of 1365 production units to the production cycle, the Deputy Minister of Industry announced a plan to revive 1,500 stagnant and inactive production units located in towns and industrial areas next year.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Ali Rasoulian, on the sidelines of the visit of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade to the Caspian Industrial Town of Qazvin province, told reporters: "This year, we had reviving and activating a number of industrial units on the agenda. 365 cases were realized and we witnessed the return of these units to the production cycle.
The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade added: "Reviving stagnant and closed production units is one of the main priorities of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, and with the support of the government and the efforts of the private sector, good successes have been achieved in this field."
The Chairman and CEO of the Small Industries and Industrial Towns Organization of Iran, stating that since the beginning of this year, we have witnessed the operation of 2,037 production units in the towns and industrial areas of the country, continued: This is an important sign of progress towards a leap in production in It has been the industrial towns of the country.
Rasoulian also announced the attraction of 9,000 investors in the country's towns and industrial areas this year and said: "This statistic shows a boom in investment in the country's industrial towns despite the oppressive sanctions of the enemy, which is due to government support for investment and incentives in this The field as well as the creation of appropriate infrastructure to attract investors.
He added: "Considering the government to create the necessary infrastructure such as prepared land, water, electricity and gas in industrial towns, today in all provinces of the country the necessary infrastructure has been provided to attract and operate investors in the field of production."
The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade also announced the plan of the Small Industries and Industrial Towns Organization of Iran to support knowledge-based companies and said: "One of the important plans of this organization next year is to assign inactive and stagnant units to transfer and rehabilitate Other investors, especially technology and knowledge-based companies.
Referring to the serious damage of the outbreak of coronavirus in the world economy, Rasoulian added: "In our country, due to the outbreak of this virus and also the restrictions and sanctions of global arrogance, we had a growth of 112 percent in the country's industrial estates." Demonstrates leadership in implementing a resilient economy.
He added: "Currently, about 47,000 industrial units in 823 towns and industrial areas of the country have provided activities and employment for 950,000 people, and more than half of the country's exports belong to small industries located in towns and industrial areas, which shows The importance of these industries is in the economic cycle of the country.
The Chairman and CEO of the Small Industries and Industrial Towns Organization of Iran, referring to the excellent position and capacity of the Caspian Industrial Town, said: This industrial town is one of the most important areas for domestic and foreign investors in the implementation of industrial projects in the country.
Rasoulian added: "Fortunately, with the wisdom of Qazvin officials, a very suitable bed and infrastructure has been built in the industrial towns of this province and the Caspian industrial town has become one of the important and strategic areas of the country in attracting foreign investors."
He expressed hope that with the support of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade and also the Governor of Qazvin, we will see the transfer of 300 hectares of land in the Caspian Industrial Park development project in order to remove the restrictions on the presence of investors in this region.
