Baku, Azerbaijan, May 19
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The Khur Potash Plant increased potassium production in Iran last year (started March 21, 2018) compared to the previous year, director of the plant Ali Alavi Naini said.
The plant produced 19,600 tons of potassium last Iranian year, which is around 31 percent (15,000 tons) more compared to the previous year, Naini added, Trend reports referring to the Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).
He added that the potassium extraction increased by 65 percent. More than 13.04 million tons of mining materials were extracted last Iranian year compared to 7.87 million tons in the previous year.
Last year, 1.36 million tons of salt and over 167,000 tons of carnallite were produced, which is 250 percent (47,700 tons) more compared to the previous year, he said.