Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
During the four months (March 21-July 22) of this Iranian year (started March 21, 2019), steel production in Iran increased by 7.1 percent compared to the same period last year, reads the report of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Trend reports.
According to the report, 8.05 million tons of steel were produced in four months.
Some 91,000 tons of copper cathodes were produced during the reporting period. Copper cathode production increased by 21.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
The table below shows the production details of Iran’s mining industry.
|
Product name |
Weight |
4th month (June 22 – July 22) |
3rd month (May 22 – June 21) |
Change in percent |
4 months of this Iranian year (March 21–July 22) |
4 months of last Iranian year (March 21 –July 22) |
Change in percent |
|
Raw steel |
1,000 tons |
1,935.5 |
2,036.6 |
-5 |
8,055.1 |
7,518 |
7.1 |
|
Steel products |
1,000 tons |
1,727.9 |
1,806.2 |
-4.3 |
7,204.5 |
6,453.2 |
11.6 |
|
Copper cathode |
1,000 tons |
22.7 |
22.6 |
0.7 |
91 |
74.7 |
21.8 |
|
Aluminum ingots |
1,000 tons |
20,6 |
20,8 |
-1,2 |
83,7 |
123,4 |
-32,2 |
|
Alumina |
1,000 tons |
17.9 |
22.5 |
-20.7 |
79.3 |
82.1 |
-.3.4 |
|
Iron ore |
1,000 tons |
2,794.2 |
2,984.3 |
-6.4 |
11,893 |
12,576.6 |
-5.4 |
|
Copper concentrate |
1,000 tons |
143.9 |
131.1 |
9.8 |
499.8 |
545.7 |
-8.4 |
|
Cement |
1,000 tons |
5,251 |
5,185.4 |
1.3 |
19,268 |
18,746.8 |
2.8 |
|
Ceramics |
1,000 square meters |
32,875.4 |
33,267.1 |
-1.2 |
122,671.2 |
118,646.4 |
3.4 |
|
Glass |
1,000 tons |
88.9 |
89.5 |
-0.7 |
360.6 |
308.6 |
16.9 |
|
Glassware |
1,000 tons |
45.6 |
46.8 |
-2.4 |
180.5 |
153.1 |
17.9 |
|
Porcelain |
1,000 tons |
5.2 |
4.8 |
8 |
18.5 |
15 |
23.3 |
