Conference, Expo on Non-Ferrous Industries, Market Underway

The third edition of Iran Non-Ferrous Industries, Market and Related Technologies Conference and Expo was hosted by Donya-e-Eqtesad Media Group, the Financial Tribune's parent company, at Tehran's Olympic Hotel's Conference Hall on Tuesday.
The event was attended by selected dignitaries, in accordance with social distancing protocols, including Alireza Bakhtiari, the CEO and owner of the media group; Saeed Zarandi, deputy industries minister; Vajihollah Jafari, managing director of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization; and Ardeshir Sa'd-Mohammadi, managing director of National Iranian Copper Industries Company, while a majority of participants followed the event online through the website of Donya-e-Eqtesad Events Center. 
A wide range of topics and areas related to non-ferrous industries are being discussed in the two-day online event, including boosting production, achieving sustainable development, modernizing extractions, addressing the problems of small- and medium-sized mines, localizing and making use of domestic capacities, boosting the share of non-ferrous industries in the country's gross domestic product, trends in international markets, corporate social responsibilities and the impacts of coronavirus pandemic on the non-ferrous market.