Metal Exports Surge 91% to $10.5b in Fiscal 2021-22

More than 9 million tons of metallic mineral products worth $10.5 billion were exported from Iran in the fiscal 2021-22, registering a 12% rise in tonnage and a 91% rise in value compared to the year before, according to Elaheh Mokri, an official with the Iranian Mines and Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).
Steel ingots worth $4.15 billion, long steel products worth $1.62 billion, copper cathode worth $1.36 billion, aluminum ingots worth 607 million, flat rolled steel products worth 494 million, zinc ingots worth 477 million, iron ore and concentrate worth 280 million and direct-reduced iron worth 238 million were the most important metallic mineral products exported during the period, the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran reported.
The export of these eight products collectively stood at $9.23 billion and they accounted for 87% of the total metallic mineral shipments in the fiscal 2021-22.