Iran officials unveiled a 27 carbon fiber factory. sign Iran embarked on its own production of this microcrystalline graphite material.

Islamic Republic of Iran news agency quoted defense minister Ahmed Vahidi as saying that the completion of the plant meant that the Ministry of defense completed a "strategic project" to make Iran among the 10 countries that could manufacture carbon fiber.

"Design and manufacture of carbon fiber production machines" Manufacture The links were completed within the Ministry of defense, "said the company." the manufacturing technology of carbon fiber and the materials themselves are listed on the list of sanctions. This limitation poses challenges for us to build advanced defense systems.

Some experts say that the reason why Iran produces carbon fiber is sensitive to the outside world, because it can be used in both traditional arms production and in the field of nuclear industry. In the field of nuclear industry, this is the case. Material Science It can be used for rotor production of uranium enriched centrifuge.