Financial Tribune - Iran produced 41.5 million tons of cement during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register an increase of more than 10% compared with last year�s corresponding period, the Persian economic daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade.

According to Industries Minister Reza Rahmani, Iran�s cement production capacity stands at 86 million tons per year.

The Industries Ministry aims to increase this capacity to 120 million tons/year by the fiscal 2021-22.