Production of steel billets in Khouzestan Steel Company (KSC) increased by more than 20 percent in the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 21), said the company's managing director. Abdolmajid Sharifi said the company produced
Alcoa Inc., the largest US aluminum producer, has started construction of an aluminum refinery in Saudi Arabia, the Bloomberg newspaper said on Thursday.
Over 9.3 million tons of concentrated and granulated iron ore were mined in the country in the first four months of the current Iranian year (started March 21), showing an increase of 5.2 percent compared to the figure for the same period last year.
Steel production in Iran hit 4.645 million tons in the first quarter of current Iranian calendar year of 1390 (started on March 21), registering 16.3 percent increase compared to the figure for the corresponding period last year.
