July 20, 2008

Iran to resume tractor production in Tajikistan

It is reported that head of the Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company and Mr Shirai Gulov Tajik minister of industry & energy agree to resume tractor production in Tajikistan.

Two board members of the Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company were part of the Iranian delegation to Tajikistan to discuss issues of mutual interest, especially resumption of tractor assembly plant production in Tajikistan. Iran's ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr Ali Asghar She'rdoust, was attending the meeting of the Iranian delegate with Mr Shirai Gulov. The tractor company officials discussed problems they are facing in Tajikistan and the Tajik minister promised to help in removing the obstacles to provide the appropriate ground for continuation of tractor production in Tajikistan.

Based on the report to resume production, the necessary parts valued at USD 1 million have already been sent from Iran to Tajikistan. The Iranian delegate also asked the Tajik Minister's help in the establishment of a leasing system to facilitate sales of their plant products.

Mr Gulov expressed hope that the company's production of tractors in Tajikistan increases to satisfy the needs of Tajik farmers. He noted that Tajikistan needs 31,000 tractors annually, which are imported from other countries and given the high quality of Iranian tractors his country intends to use more of the Iranian assembled tractors instead of importing them.

The Iran Tractor Assemble Plant, named as Tajiran, was established in 2006 with a USD 10 million investment in Tajikistan, but because of some problems leading to high prices of final products stopped its activities. The current capacity of the plant is at 500 tractors per year.