Growth in Output of 10 Mineral Products

EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade's review of the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21) show the output of 10 mineral products (out of 12 under review) registered growth compared with the similar period of last year.

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15 September 2021

The production of porcelain dishes increased by 38% YOY to stand at 14,100 tons during the period.

A total of 135,700 tons of pure aluminum ingots were produced, up 39.9% year-on-year.

Sheet glass production rose by 31.5% YOY to stand at 332,700 tons.

Tile and ceramic production hit 110.13 million square meters, experiencing a 23.3% YOY increase.

The production of coal concentrate showed a 4.9% growth to reach 359,900 tons while that of copper cathode exceeded 78,600 tons, showing a YOY increase of 9.4%.

Crude steel production amounted to about 7.99 million tons, indicating a 13.1% rise compared with last year’s similar period.

Cement production grew by 5% over the same period to stand at 17.34 million tons.

Production of glass dishes reached a total of 187,400 tons, registering a YOY increase of 7.6%.

The output of steel products reached 6.67 million tons, up 2.2% YOY.

Two products saw a decline in output.

About 21,500 tons of sanitaryware were produced over the three months under review, indicating a 13.6% decline YOY.

Alumina production stood at 56,000 tons, down by 10.9% YOY.

From the third month’s perspective, the output of six mineral products (out of 12 under review) saw growth in the month to June 21 year-on-year.

Sheet glass production rose by 13.9% month-on-month to stand at 111,100 tons.

Coal concentrate production registered a 13.9% growth MOM to reach 127,100 tons.

About 48,500 tons of pure aluminum ingots were produced, up 9.2% compared to the preceding month.

A total of 8,600 tons of sanitaryware were produced in the third month of the current fiscal year, indicating a 5.8% growth MOM.

Production of porcelain dishes increased by 0.9% MOM to stand at 5,200 tons while glass dishes reached 60,900 tons, registering an MOM increase of 0.3%.

Copper cathode production stood at 26,500 tons, unchanged compared with the previous month.

Cement production decline by 1.1% MOM to stand at 6.08 million tons.

Tile and ceramic production stood at 40 million square meters, marking a 3.4% MOM decrease.

Alumina production stood at 17,800 tons, down by 5.9% MOM.

The output of steel products reached a total of 2.12 million tons, down 11.2% MOM.

This is while crude steel production amounted to about 2.46 million tons, indicating a 12.1% fall compared with the previous month.