TEHRAN (Iran News) – Production of the aluminum ingot in Iran rose 63 percent during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20) compared to the same period last year.
According to a report by IRNA, Iran had done the production of 101,195 tons of aluminum ingot in the first three months of this year.
The country’s aluminum ingot output stood at 36,025 tons during May 20-June 20, showing a 73-percent rise compared to the same period the previous year.
Production of the aluminum ingot in the country is planned to increase by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2021).
Iran’s major plants produced 275,716 tons of aluminum ingots in the past Iranian year (ended March 19), according to the data released by the Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry.
The country’s aluminum ingot production in the past year fell eight percent in comparison to the figure for its preceding year.
The data show that among the country’s top producers, Iranian Aluminum Company had the best performance registering a four percent rise during the mentioned period.
On April 23, during the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s biggest aluminum production complex (in the southern province of Fars), the former industry minister said the country’s aluminum production is expected to be doubled with that unit going operational.
Reza Rahmani put the value of the Iranian mining industry’s production at about $22 billion, saying that the country is relatively self-sufficient in minerals and a great volume is also exported every year.
“The country’s capacities in the sector, saying that Iran is ranked 18th among the world’s top aluminum producers, and with this new plant going operational the country will climb four places to stand at 14th place,” he said.
Iran plans to reach the annual production of 1.5 million tons of aluminum ingot by 2025.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
