Mining Industry Exports Soar by 90% to Over $9 Billion in Q1-3

Iran’s mining industry exported a total of 42.21 million tons of products worth $9.49 billion in the current fiscal year’s first nine months (March 21-Dec. 21) to register a 9.5% and 90.8% year-on-year rise in weight and value respectively, a new report released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization shows.
Steel manufacturing chain products (iron ore, semi-finished and finished steel) topped the list of exports in terms of value with an aggregate of $5.28 billion, followed by copper and related products with $1.41 billion and aluminum manufacturing chain products with $541.57 million.
In terms of tonnage, cement and clinker topped the list with 17.61 million tons. The steel category came next with 8.07 million tons, followed by stone and related products with 3.38 million tons.