Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 14
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
The Iranian Mines, Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) will host a conference to introduce investment opportunities in Iran’s mining sector for Finnish companies.
Cooperation opportunities in the mining sector between Iran and Finland will be discussed in the event, which will be held on Feb. 19, IMIDRO said.
Major Finnish companies and organizations including Metso, Outotec, Geological Survey of Finland(GTK), Mining Finland, Poyry, Millisecond and Sleipner will take part in the event.
Senior Finnish officials including GTK head Mika Nykanen and Petri Peltonen, under-secretary of State of Finland’s ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will also attend the conference.
Iran has significant mineral resources and reserves as well as a lot of down stream industry based on its mineral production. However, the facilities are in need of being updated, which is a good market potential for Finnish mining and metal industries.