TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran's capital Tehran will host the 17th International Exhibition of Home Appliances scheduled to open on Nov. 23, Financial Tribune daily reported on Tuesday.
In the exhibition which will run for four days, 294 domestic and 136 foreign companies from 20 countries are expected to partake, Iran's Home Appliances Association Secretary, Habibollah Ansari, was quoted as saying.
Participants will arrive from China, Russia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, South Korea, Thailand, China's Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Switzerland, according to the report.
Iran's home appliance industry currently has an annual turnover of 8 billion U.S. dollars, as local production meets 75 percent of domestic demand, Ansari said.
