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Iran boosts aluminum ingots production

Business Materials 18 May 2021 13:23 (UTC +04:00)
Iran boosts aluminum ingots production

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

Iran's aluminum ingots production increased by 36 percent in the 1st month of the current Iranian year (March 21 through April 20, 2021), compared to the same month last Iranian year, Trend reports citing the statistics of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

According to the statistics, Iran produced about 42,400 tons of aluminum ingots over the first month. While in the same month last Iranian year, more than 31,300 tons of aluminum ingots were produced in Iran.

“The aluminum ingots were produced by 4 Iranian companies – Iranian Aluminum Company, Al-Mahdi Aluminum Company, South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO), and Iran Alumina Company,” the statistics said.

So, the Iranian Aluminum Company produced about 15,400 tons of aluminum ingots, Al-Mahdi Aluminum Company – 15,000 tons, South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) – 8,980 tons, and Iran Alumina Company – 2,960 tons in the first month, the statistics said.

According to the statistics, the Iran Alumina Company produced 19,200 tons of alumina powder during last Iranian year (from March 20, 2020 through March 20, 2021). This is a decrease of about 8 percent compared to the preceding Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 through March 19, 2020). So, the company had produced about 20,900 tons of alumina powder in the preceding Iranian year.

“In addition, Iran Alumina Company produced 74,200 tons of bauxite (raw material for aluminum powder) last Iranian year, which is an increase of 63 percent compared to the preceding Iranian year. So, the bauxite production was 45,600 tons over the preceding Iranian year,” the statistics said.

Iran Alumina Company produced 447,000 tons of aluminum ingots within last Iranian year, which an increase of about 60 percent compared to the preceding Iranian year. So, 278,000 tons of aluminum ingots had been produced by the company in the preceding Iranian year, the statistics said.

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