BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 16. Iran's aluminum production in the last Iranian year (from March 21, 2023, through March 19, 2024) increased by 1 percent compared to the previous year (from March 21, 2022, through March 20, 2023), the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development Organization (IMIDRO) said, Trend reports.
Iran's four aluminum companies produced a total of 635,597 tons of aluminum ingots last Iranian year. However, the four companies produced 632,166 tons of aluminum ingots in the previous year.
Southern Aluminium Company produced 277,679 tons, Iran Aluminium Company produced 174,662 tons, Almahdi Aluminium Company produced 147,055 tons, and Iran Aluminium Company produced 36,201 tons of aluminum ingots last year.
Iran Aluminum Company produced 222,138 tons of aluminum oxide last year.
To note, the Iranian Aluminum Company produced 598,599 tons of bauxite (raw material aluminum powder) and 374,106 tons of aluminum hydroxide.
However, the annual potential of aluminum ingot production in Iran is about 700,000 tons.
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