RJA September 2013 -Country Focus Iran

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Rubber Journal Asia Country Focus

Tyre sector in Iran by Hooman Tootoonchi, Pars Tire Company, Iran

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Automobile industry of Iran ran’s economy is one of a few economies in the world that remained unscathed during the 20072009 recession, helped mainly by the country’s oil and gas sector. In 2010, oil and gas exports from Iran constituted 60% of government revenue. The country was the fourth largest oil producer in the world in 2011 and its petrochemical segment has a high capacity. The automobile industry trails after the oil industry, with 1,648,505 cars produced in the country, making it the 13th largest maker of cars globally and the leader in the Middle East. In 2009, Iran ranked fifth, with respect to the growth rate of the global car industry, after China, Taiwan, Romania and India, with an average of 200 cars per 1,000 people. Based on the Bureau of Census estimates, Iran has a population of 77 million, with a majority aged between 15-39 years old; and a high literacy rate of the population that is educated up to tertiary level.

iven the growth of the young population in Iran and the very diverse desires for car selection, the automotive industry and its related industries, particularly the tyre sector, have grown. In respect to these conditions, the tyre industry has made investments for enhancing the technical and performance aspects so that it can maintain its position in the competitive global market. Iran entered the automotive industry more than 50 years ago to manufacture different kinds of automobiles, with the first automobile factory established in the country in 1957. Thus, the first tyre factory was set up in the country by BF Goodrich about 50 years ago. As Iran is the second biggest country in the Middle East, with an area of 1,698,340 sq km and also due to the growing young population, the tyre industry should be suitably developed, alongside the car industry. Of course, it should be noted that the establishment of the Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute and Iran Rubber Industries Research Centre, have helped this industry to grow significantly.

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Companies currently producing tyres in Iran Location

Production

Ardabil

Capacity (tonnes/year)

Technology

Establishment

Company

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car tyres; agricultural tyres

28,500

TRI, Russia

1996

Ortavil Tire

Tehran

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car tyres; agricultural tyres

29,000

General Tire & Rubber, US

1963

Tehran

Bicycle/motorcyle tyres and tubes

16,000

IRC, Japan

1968

Iran Yasa & Rubber

Kerman

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car & truck (allsteel) tyres; agricultural tyres

50,000

Continental, Germany & Marangoni, Italy

1993

Barez

Saveh

Bias truck & passenger car tyres

40,000

Pirelli, Italy

1976

Pars Tire

Shiraz

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car tyres; agricultural tyres

40,000

Bridgestone, Japan

1974

Khozestan

Birjand

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car tyres

25,500

Matador, Slovakia

1998

Kavir Tire

Tehran

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car tyres; agricultural tyres

28,000

BF Goodrich, US

1962

Alborz

Yazd

Bias truck & passenger car tyres; radial passenger car tyres; bicycle and motorcycle tyres

20,000

Vredestein, Netherlands & IRC, Japan

1995

Yazd Tire

Iran Tire

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