BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 13. Iran's Esfordi Phosphate Complex in the Bafq district of Yazd Province has increased its phosphate concentrate production by 4 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through August 22, 2025), compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through August 21, 2024).
Data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) indicates that the complex produced 35,200 tons of phosphate concentrate during the reporting period, up from 34,000 tons during the same period in 2024. Production also exceeded the planned target by 42 percent.
In the interim, the facility successfully procured 91,300 tons of mineral resources over the span of five months.
In the fifth month alone (from July 23 through August 22, 2025), phosphate concentrate production reached 7,000 tons, marking a 32 percent increase compared to the same month last year when 5,310 tons were produced.
The Esfordi Phosphate Company is one of the complexes under IMIDRO and is located 34 kilometers from the Bafq district center in Yazd province.
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