With the growing construction activity in the country and the increasing export value, the ceramic tiles market in Iran is expanding rapidly. According to data published by the Ministry of Industries, Mining, and Trade, Iran manufactured a total of 265 million square meters of ceramic tiles in the eight months to November 21, 2019, which was up 5.5% compared to the same period in the previous year. The annual production capacity of the industry is close to 700 million square meters in a year. Though the ceramic tile manufacturing industry in Iran is not facing any serious challenges regarding raw materials according to the Iran Tile and Ceramic Producers’ Association., their statistics reveal that there are 147 ceramic tile factories in Iran with an annual output of around 300-400 million square meters. Ceramic glaze is one of the main product categories was used to be imported in large quantities when domestic production used to be less. Ceramic glaze accounts for around 60-70% of the production cost of ceramic tiles. The affordable and abundant energy, raw material, resources combined with indigenous expertise helped the ceramic tiles market in the country to expand at a constant pace. Iran ceramic tiles have a good market in countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, the UAE, Tajikistan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.

Key Market Trends

Rising Construction Activity is Driving the Market

Iran’s ceramic tiles market is forecasted to driven by the national housing project announced by the Roads and Urban Development Ministry. It includes plans to build 400,000 homes in the coming two years. The registration procedure for the government-sponsored scheme began in Nov 2019 in provinces namely Qom, Hamedan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Ardabil, and Zanjan provinces. The construction of around 180,000 residential units has already begun during late December and early 2020.

Yazd Povince Records the Highest Production of Ceramic Tiles

The Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Trade reveals that the per capita production of ceramic tiles in Iran is 10,000 square meters. One of the highest producing countries like Italy, Spain are producing 25,000 square meters per worker, which Iran is aiming in the coming years to reach. The country production is lead by Yazd province which has the highest number of production units of ceramic tiles with around 101 production units, followed by Isfahan 21 and Khorasan Razavi 14 units. The country is focusing on improving its existing infrastructure in order to achieve its aim by bridging the gap between the total number of production units in the Yazd province and the Isfahan region.

Competitive Landscape

The report covers major players operating in the Iran Ceramic Tiles market along with their product portfolio, key financials, and developments. The growth of the Iranian tile and ceramic industry balanced growth to match the needs of the domestic requirements and the possible export of this industry. The advent of technologies helped mass production raw material to utilize the workforce to enhance the ultimate production capacity.

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