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Mining News Base «Madan Name»: Ali Akbar Alvandian, referring to the challenges facing the cement industry during the cold season, stated: “With the beginning of Aban month (October-November), the gas supply to cement factories has gradually been cut off, and currently, except for white cement producing factories, the remaining units are deprived of gas and operate their production lines with an alternative fuel, mazut.”
He pointed out the transportation costs of mazut fuel as one of the main concerns of production units and added: “The transportation costs of mazut have reached about 2,000 to 2,500 tomans per liter, which directly increases the production cost of products and has significantly raised the overhead expenses of production units.”
The Secretary-General of the Employers’ Association of the Cement Industry continued, referring to production status in the first half of the current year, emphasizing: “Although clinker production has decreased during the first six months of the year, we strive to maintain production continuity so that no shortages arise in the market and all the country’s needs are fully met.”