Cement Factory to Come on Stream in Isfahan

TEHRAN (FNA)- Isfahan’s Saruj Cement Factory will be inaugurated tomorrow with the attendance of the Industries and Mines’ Minister, the ministry’s public relations announced here on Tuesday.

Nearly $91 million has been spent for the plant construction, 25 million euros of which was spent on electric and mechanical equipment, installation supervision, and engineering services.

The factory has created directly 250 and indirectly 500 job opportunities, MNA reported.

With some 200,000 tons of daily output, Iran is the leading cement producer in the Middle East. Cement has the lion’s share of the country’s industrial growth.