Iran's Q1-3 Mineral Exports Top $4b

Iran’s export of mineral products in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year (March 20-Dec. 20) stood at 29.5 million tons worth $4.11 billion, latest data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization show.
This registered a 44% and 39% decline in volume and value year-on-year, respectively.
According to IMIDRO, steel topped the list of exports in terms of value with $2.17 billion and was followed by copper with $665.8 million and cement with $268.8 million.
In terms of tonnage, cement had the largest share with 13.22 million tons, followed by steel with 5.65 million tons.
According to the IMIDRO data, alumina powder exports saw the biggest jump in terms of value (234% YOY) to reach $1.3 million, followed by aluminum products with $155.8 million (up 82% YOY), ferromolybdenum with $9.6 million (up 189% YOY) and molybdenum with $22.9 million (up 4% YOY).