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Aluminum ingot output tops 400k tons in eight months: IMIDRO
The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) reported that Iran’s aluminum ingot production exceeded 400,000 tons from March 20 to November 20, 2024.
The state metals company IMIDRO announced on Saturday that Iran’s four aluminum smelters produced 400,425 tons of aluminum ingots during the first eight months of the Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, 2024, IRNA reported. In comparison, the country’s aluminum ingot production for the same eight-month period last year was 419,573 tons.
Among the four major producers in the country, the South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) performed the best, producing 162,459 tons of aluminum ingots as it was followed by the Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO), which produced 115,624 tons, the Almahdi Aluminum Company with 99,954 tons, and the Iran Alumina Company, which produced 22,388 tons of ingots.
In addition, the Iran Alumina Company reported production figures for the March to November period, which included 159,416 tons of alumina powder, 269,145 tons of alumina hydrate, and 514,420 tons of bauxite.
Number of Iran’s merchant ships in Caspian Sea rises to 87
The chairman of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced that the number of commercial ships at the Caspian Sea that the country possesses has increased to 87.
Speaking at a seminar on maritime transportation held at the Expediency Council’s compound on Saturday, the PMO CEO Ali Akbar Safaei said that there is ample investment in developing maritime transportation by the Iranian government, according to Mehr News Agency.
He added that, “In the Caspian Sea, with the construction and purchase of new vessels, the country’s commercial fleet volume has increased to 87 ships, which is very close to the volume of the Russian fleet.”
Also speaking in the same seminar, Jalil Eslami, the deputy of the PMO’s CEO said that there has been 15% growth in the performance of the commercial ports of the country.