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.

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 278.22 million square meters of tiles and ceramic were produced in Iran during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (March 20-Nov. 20) to register a 4.5% decline compared with the similar period of last year’s output, data released by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade show.