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News ID: 53227
Publish Date : 21 May 2018 - 21:27

First Iranian Nano Export Hub Established in Indonesia

TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iran has established its first nanotechnology export hub in Indonesia to increase its share of Asian markets by supplying them with its domestically-manufactured nano-products.
Head of the Working Group for International Affairs at Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), Ali Beitollahi, said Iran has recently stepped up its cooperation with Indonesia in the field of nanotechnology.
"We have established our first nano export hub in Indonesia to export our domestically-manufactured nano-products to Asian markets,” he said, stressing the need for further international cooperation in this field.
Speaking to Mehr news agency, Beitollahi said given Iran’s growing advancements in the field of nanotechnology, many foreign countries have expressed their interest in establishing cooperation with the Islamic Republic.
Based on Iran’s second ten-year nanotechnology development plan, the country is to raise its share in the global market to two percent, he said.
The second nanotechnology development plan is mainly focused on industrial and commercial development, which requires further domestic and foreign investments, he added.
The INIC official said so far Iran has exported its nano-products to at least 45 countries including China. He said the level of cooperation between Iran and China in the nanotechnology area was satisfactory.
He also highlighted the dire need to have access to larger nano markets, saying to promote the value of Iran’s nano exports, the country has to reach larger markets.
"To achieve the goal, we need to establish deeper cooperation with our friendly and brotherly countries.”
Iran’s progress in nanotechnology has grabbed the attention of other countries, he said, adding Iran has a number of plans to expand its international ties in the nanotechnology field.
Iran, he said, plans to turn nanotechnology into a significant part of its economy.