BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. Iran’s mining exports increased by 1.4 percent in value and 15.2 percent in volume, during the first 3 months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through June 21, 2023), compared to the same period in the last year, Trend reports.
According to the data of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), Iran exported a total of 15.8 million tons of mining products worth $3.32 billion in 3 months.
Meanwhile, in the same period of last Iranian year, Iran’s mining exports stood at 13.7 million tons worth approximately $3.28 billion.
During 3 months, Iran exported raw steel and steel products worth approximately $1.92 billion, copper and related products worth approximately $202 million, aluminum and related products worth $197 million, iron ore concentrate worth $163 million, sponge iron worth $93.8 million.
Also, Iran exported zinc worth $164 million, coal and coal coke worth $92.7 million, cement worth $91.8 million, various decorative stones worth $51.3 million, molybdenum worth $45.2 million, ferrochrome worth $36.1 million, iron ore pellets worth $33.6 million, lead worth $23 million and other mining products worth $204 million within the mentioned period.
Overall, Iran exported 35.5 million tons of non-oil products worth $12.5 billion within the first three months of the current Iranian year.
This is a decrease of 8.84 percent in value, while an increase of 24.4 percent in volume compared to the same period last year.
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