 |
 |
||||||
[February 2004]
Sacmi Expanding Fast in Iran
Several of the many complete plants provided by Sacmi (Imola, BO, Italy) to customers in Iran are currently going through start-up and testing. These include the plants at Ehsan, Nirou and Meybod. There are also numerous production lines at the advanced assembly stage - for Kimia Ceramic, Golchin Tile, Bastan Tile and Khatam Ardekhan - as well as other, existing lines on which new machines are being made ready. Examples are the doubling of capacity at the Golchin Tile, Rabat Tile, Goldis Tile, Naz Ceram and Aghigh plants.
In Iran, the tile industry is largely concentrated around the capital, Tehran, and in other industrial zones such as Gazvin and Semnan, Isfahan. Less central areas such as Mashhad, Tabriz and Shiraz are also experiencing consistent growth. However, Sacmi has found that it is the city of Yazd, situated about 600km south-east of Tehran on a high desert plain, which is the true locomotive of Iranian ceramic output.
The area around Yazd (Meybod, Ardakhan) has recently seen exponential expansion of the ceramic industry, resulting in the establishment of so many producers that the creation of a true Iranian 'hub' of ceramic production is beginning to look possible, adds Sacmi.
ENDS