EghtesadOnline: Mehdi Fekri, a member of the Iran Tile and Ceramic Producers’ Association, says implementation of the government-backed housing development project, the ‘National Housing Initiative’ in addition to the preferential trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union is expected to energize tile and ceramic exports this year.

EghtesaadOnline: A total of 158.45 million square meters of tiles were produced in Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21- Aug. 22) to register an increase of 4.4% compared with last year’s corresponding period.