Iran Press/ Iran news: The report says that the country produced 28 million tons of raw steel in the year under review, which shows a 2.1% decrease compared to figures from the previous year, and also made some 25.2 million tons of steel products which has fallen some 2.1% year-on-year (YoY).
The report puts Iran's annual copper cathode production at 299,000 tons (down 2.8% compared to the previous year).
The country has also produced some 571,000 tons of aluminum bars in one year (up 25.1% YoY).
Iran's alumina production grew 0.7% to 230,700 tons, with the country's coal concentrate reducing 12.8% YoY to 474,400 tons.
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The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) also released a report early in May that said that 11.69 million tons worth $7.41 billion of steel were exported to 59 countries in the past Iranian fiscal year.
With 3.54 million tons worth $2.02 billion, China accounted for 30.3% of Iran's total exports in weight and 27.3% in value to top the list of export destinations.
It was followed by Iraq with 1.9 million tons (16.3%) worth $1.26 billion (17%), Indonesia with 1.7 million tons (14.5%) worth $1.09 billion (14.8%), Thailand with 1.17 million tons (10%) worth $750.12 million (10.1%) and the UAE with 724,170 tons (6.2%) worth $544.35 million (7.3%).
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