A look at the production and sales situation of stock refineries in the first half of this year shows that these companies produced a total of 25 million and 132 thousand cubic meters of refined products in the first 6 months of this year, which is about 1.1% more than the same period last year.

Tehran and Tabriz refineries topped the list of Iran's best-selling refineries, but Lavan and Shiraz experienced a decrease in sales this month.

Ahmad Moradi said: "Many areas of the country that have been paved with asphalt remain undecided due to the lack of bitumen supply, which will deteriorate after a while and cause heavy losses to the country."