Iran’s 10-month export of mining, minerals tops $11b: IMIDRO
The Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said the export value of the mining and mineral products in the country in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2023) topped $11 billion.
More than $11.1 billion of mining and mineral products were exported from the country between March 21, 2023, and January 22, 2024, registering a 10% hike compared to last year’s corresponding period, IRNA reported.
In this timespan, steel products and steel chain accounted for Iran’s highest export share, followed by copper and aluminum products, respectively, IMIDRO added.
More than $4 billion of steel products were exported from the country in the first 10 months of the current year. Iran exported more than $1.22 billion and $739 million of copper and aluminum products from March 21, 2023, to January 22, 2024, respectively, according to IMIDRO. Earlier, IMIDRO announced that Iran exported more than $7.4 billion of mining and mineral products in the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21 to October 22, 2023).