Mining Exports Increase 7.6% to Over $3.3 Billion in 1st Quarter

Iran’s mining industry exported a total of 13.72 million tons of products worth $3.38 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21) to register a 0.2% increase in tonnage and a 7.6% rise in value year-on-year, a new report 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 $1.58 billion, followed by copper and related products worth $515.13 million and aluminum products worth $251.01 million.
In terms of tonnage, cement and clinker topped the list with 6.08 million tons. The steel category came next with 2.63 million ton and was followed by pellet with 775.51 million tons.