Exports from Iran’s clothing and textile industries in the previous Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended March 20) rose by 8 per cent over the figure for the preceding year, it was earlier announced.
Iran shipped 6,211 tonnes of garments valued at $37 millions during the first seven month of the Iranian calendar year (March-2021 to October 2022), according the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration. Morteza Emadian, a spokesperson for IRICA, recently listed Afghanistan and Azerbaijan as Iran’s major export destinations.
Afsaneh Mehrabi, director general of the weaving and garment industries department of the industry, mining and trade ministry, said that reviving 405 idle units and establishing 138 new units is also on the government’s agenda this year.
“We are now almost self-sufficient in the supply of some raw materials, such as cotton yarns and only two percent of acrylic yarns are imported due to the need for color diversity, especially in export products,” Mehrabian was quoted as saying by an Iranian newspaper report.
In the Iranian calendar year that ends on March 20, 2023, the ministry plans to increase its garment exports by $84 million.
Agreements with the Textile Industries Association revealed that the National Petrochemical Company was able to increase its production which in turn reduced yarn’s price.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk DS