Textile plant reopens with ‘2025 technologies’ in southeast
A weaving line unit at the Gostaresh Sanaye Baluch company in Iranshahr, southeastern Iran, was inaugurated on Saturday by order of President Masoud Pezeshkian, using “2025 technologies.”
Pezeshkian issued the order by video conference during a ceremony to launch the line at the Baft Baluch factory in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, IRNA reported.
Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Mohammad Atabak said at the event that the Baft Baluch plant in Iranshahr had been modernized and restarted “with 2025 technologies” and now has an annual production capacity of 18 million square meters of fabric.
The reconstruction and reopening of the factory was one of the commitments from the president’s provincial trip to the province and was completed within a year. The plant will employ 300 people, with the potential to expand to 630 jobs.
Speaking at the inauguration, the president credited the reconstruction team and urged provincial officials to "replicate this model at a faster pace" across other sectors and projects.