Monthly Exports of Minerals, Mining Products Top $950m

Heavyweight Iranian producers of minerals and mining industry products exported 4.68 million tons worth $951 million in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20), to register a 55% and 12% year-on-year rise in tonnage and value respectively, new data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) show.

Steel manufacturing chain products (iron ore, semi-finished and finished steel) topped the list of exports in terms of value with an aggregate of $491.7 million, followed by iron ore pellets worth $125.3 billion and copper and related products worth $58.4 billion.

In terms of tonnage, pellet topped the list with 1.12 million tons. Cement and clinker came next with 1.01 million tons, followed by steel with 876.9 million tons.