IMIDRO: Mining exports surpass $4b in first four months, post 14% surge
Iran exported $4.1 billion worth of mining and mineral industry products in the first four months of the calendar year (began on March 20, 2025), up about 14% in volume but down 4% in value compared with the same period last year, the state-run Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said.
From the start of the year to the end of the fourth month, Iran exported 23.77 million tons of products from the sector worth $4.132 billion. That compared with 20.89 million tons worth $4.319 billion in the same period a year earlier, IRNA reported.
Exports of steel, aluminum and copper accounted for the bulk of shipments, totaling 14.27 million tons valued at $3.243 billion. A year earlier, exports of those three product chains stood at 11.02 million tons worth $3.385 billion. The figures showed a 30% increase in volume and a 4% drop in value.
Imports of mining and mineral industry products reached 999,580 tons worth $2.076 billion in the four-month period. In the same period last year, imports stood at 1.22 million tons valued at $1.977 billion, marking an 18% decrease in volume but a 5% rise in value.