ESCO’s Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant Becomes Operational

EghtesadOnline: Esfahan Steel Company inaugurated its iron ore beneficiation plant last week. According to ESCO’s deputy head, Hassan Zia, the beneficiation plant has a processing capacity of 200 kilograms of iron ore per hour.

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Publish Date:15/May/2017 | 08:53

Italy Mulls Pig Iron Imports From Iran

EghtesadOnline: The significantly reduced availability of pig iron from Ukraine since late February has opened the door to the Italian market for alternative suppliers, India and Iran in particular.

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Publish Date:17/April/2017 | 08:06

Iran Offers Pig Iron to Italy

EghtesadOnline: Iran- and India-origin basic pig iron with a high manganese content has been offered to Italy, as Ukraine’s absence from the market since late February continues.

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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 10:09

Iron Ore Export Plan Sparks Backlash From IMIDRO

EghtesadOnline: Limiting iron ore exports will weaken the already struggling domestic miners and cause Iran to lose its foothold in established export markets, the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization said.

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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 10:58

Japan willing to share water reduction strategy with Iran's steel mills

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Mines and Industries Development Organization (IMIDRO) declared that a Japanese company has voiced its willingness to procure the technology for reducing the water consumption in Iran's direct reduced iron factories within the framework of the 10-billion-dollar agreement between Tehran and Tokyo.

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Publish Date:05/February/2017 | 10:17

Iran Mulls 10% Export Duty on Unprocessed Iron Ore

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government is considering whether to impose a 10% export duty on unprocessed iron ore, so as to promote the sale of value-added raw materials and steel products.

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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 18:52

400m Tons Added to Iron Ore Reserves

EghtesadOnline: Close to 400 million tons were added to Iran’s proven reserves of iron ore over the past one year, following the discovery of new deposits in the east of the country, said the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization.

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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 14:42

Huge Gap Between Iron Ore Supply, Demand in Iran

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s iron ore production currently exceeds domestic demand by about 12 million tons, said the chairman of Iron Ore Producers and Exporters Association, Qadir Qiafeh.

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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 14:56

Iran to Close 2016 as DRI Production Leader

EghtesadOnline: Iran keeps ramping up the production of direct-reduced iron, refusing to yield the palm to India, which follows Iran in the list of top producers.

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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 18:18

Gold, Iron, Molybdenum Veins Discovered

EghtesadOnline: New gold, iron ore and molybdenum veins have been discovered in Qizil Uzan mineral zone located in the northwestern Ardebil Province, an official with the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization announced.

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Publish Date:16/April/2017 | 06:06

Scrap Iron Scarcity Ironic

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s largest scrap car recycling plant was inaugurated in Zanjan Province last week.

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Publish Date:13/February/2017 | 06:29

Steel, Iron Ore Producers Raise $102m at IME

EghtesadOnline: Iranian steelmakers raised about $102 million by selling Salaf contracts on Iran Mercantile Exchange during the 10 months to January 19, registering a 43% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period, according to IME chief, Hamed Soltani-Nejad.

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Publish Date:10/February/2017 | 14:35