TEHRAN – Iranian nanotechnology companies exported their products to 48 countries around the world over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2021-March 2022), IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Last year, the exported products made a revenue of $62m, which shows an increase of 53 percent compared to the year before.

Among the 48 countries of export destinations, Turkey and Iraq are the most important hosts of Iran-made nanotechnological products, which brought a profit of $10 million.

The exported products made a revenue of $62m, which shows an increase of 53 percent compared to the year before.Other customers of Iranian nanotech products include Russia, India, Kazakhstan, America, England, Mongolia, Pakistan, etc.

The development of the nanotechnology market is one of the main goals of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, as expanding the export market and discovering new foreign markets will contribute to the sustainability of nanotechnology companies.

Experts emphasize that export can be considered the best indicator to present the interactions and exchanges of a country with the world and the strength in the production and service sector. In addition, financial exchanges and foreign currency are the main outcomes of export which lead to the survival of countries in the world.

The nano industry is one of the technological fields that has processed growth and development in Iran, so that, the introduction of these quality products to the world is a necessity.

Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council has been implementing plans to strengthen the nano sector over the past few years.

Some 270 companies are active in the nanotechnology field and it is predicted that their revenue will reach up to 80 trillion rials (nearly $310 million), the former Vice President for Science and Technology, Sourena Sattari, said.

National document on nanotech development

On November 28, President Ebrahim Raisi declared to implement the “National Document for the Development of Nano Science and Technology”.

Consisting of 7 articles, the ten-year document aims to train human resources and provide infrastructure for the development and commercialization of technology. Priority industrial areas are water and environment, energy, agriculture, health, and construction.

In this document, Iran was targeted to be among the top 15 nanotechnology countries in the world and aimed to generate wealth and improve people’s lives.

In order to continue the nanotechnology progress, the upcoming national document has been compiled with new goals and approaches such as being a reference in science and technology, industrialization, maximum impact of nanotechnology in priority industrial areas, and entry of nano products into the global markets and the promotion of people’s lives.

By 2033, the advancements of nanotechnology in Iran will improve the quality of life and the production of wealth. The country moves towards global authority in science and nanotechnology by producing innovative products while having a stable place in the market of other countries.

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