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Iran-China three-month trade hits $7.8b: IRICA
TASNIM – Iran and China traded $7.8 billion worth of non-oil commodities during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 22), announced the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Pointing to the $30-billion trade between Iran and China last year, Mohammad Rezvanifar said that Iran exported $3.5 billion worth of non-oil goods to China during the three months to June 22.
In the said period, Iran imported $4.3 billion worth of products from China, he added.
Germany adds 60% more onshore wind power in H1
Reuters – German wind industry lobbies on Tuesday said the country added 60% more onshore wind capacity in the first half of 2023 than a year earlier, a total of 1,565 megawatts (MW), but far more was needed to reach government targets for 2030.
Wind power is central to Germany’s transition to renewable energy as Berlin aims to reach at least 80% of electricity output by 2030 from green sources, such as solar and wind, to lower carbon emissions.
Iran’s crude aluminum tops 166,000 tons
IRNA – Iran produced over 166,000 tons of aluminum ingot in the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 22, 2023), according to a report by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).
Aluminum smelters of the country produced 166,986 tons of aluminum ingot during the said three months.