Iran eyes 3-fold surge in cigarette production by March 2021

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Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 10:26 - 18 August 2020
Tuesday, 18 August 2020_The Iranian Tobacco Company (ITC) has extensive plans to boost output for cigarettes, shows a report, as demand for local brands surge amid lower imports and tighter controls on smuggling.

Iran eyes 3-fold surge in cigarette production by March 2021In a Monday report, the ISNA news agency cited figures by the ITC showing that output in factories operated by the company in five Iranian provinces would increase by 200 percent at the end of the current calendar year ending March 2021.

The report said that a new cigarette production line that has been idle for three years in the capital Tehran would resume operations soon, allowing the ITC to further boost output.

It said another idle cigarette factory located in the central Iranian province of Isfahan went on line in early July with production currently reaching 200,000 packs of 20 each day.

ITC factories had produced a total of 120 million packs of 20 of cigarettes in the four-month period ending July 21, said the report, adding that sales had surged by 37 and 40 percent in volume and value terms, respectively, compared to the same period last year.

In a Monday report, the ISNA news agency cited figures by the ITC showing that output in factories operated by the company in five Iranian provinces would increase by 200 percent at the end of the current calendar year ending March 2021.

The report said that a new cigarette production line that has been idle for three years in the capital Tehran would resume operations soon, allowing the ITC to further boost output.

It said another idle cigarette factory located in the central Iranian province of Isfahan went on line in early July with production currently reaching 200,000 packs of 20 each day.

ITC factories had produced a total of 120 million packs of 20 of cigarettes in the four-month period ending July 21, said the report, adding that sales had surged by 37 and 40 percent in volume and value terms, respectively, compared to the same period last year.

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