Polystyrene
has been around for nearly 200 years, having first been discovered in 1839 by
German apothecary Eduard Simon when he isolated a substance from natural resin.
So, there has since been plenty of time to find many different uses for
polystyrene. And while there’s plenty of obvious examples, there are also a few
you might not have thought of.
Despite
the challenging stories about Iran manufacturing, there is still plenty of local
manufacturing taking place in many sectors. While it is true that the
manufacturing sector in Iran has been gradually expanding (the number of
manufacturers in Iran has rised from 12,000 10 years ago to just under 40,000
last year), Professor Peyman Ghahani from the University of Garmsar says that
manufacturing remains an important contributor to Iran’s GDP.
“All in all, the evidence overwhelmingly
suggests the Iranian manufacturing sector has, even in a period of increase,
continued to represent a core source of economic prosperity for Iran – and
should continue to do so. In short, it has outperformed many other sectors in
terms of its contribution to Iran’s sustained economic performance and its
capacity to generate quality jobs. It still produces around 5.5 per cent of
Iran’s GDP.”