TEHRAN- Production of copper cathode in Iran during the eleven months from March 21, 2018 to February 19, 2019 rose 13 percent compared to the same period of time in the previous year, IRNA reported citing a report released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industry Development and Renovation Company (IMIDRO).

As IMIDRO reported, 223,000 tons of copper cathode were produced during the mentioned eleven-month period of this year.

Also, as previously reported by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade, production of copper cathode in Iran during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22, 2018) rose 70 percent compared to the first half of the past year, IRIB reported.

Hitting the production amount of 115,000 tons, copper cathode stood among the products with the highest increase of production during the six-month period of this year.

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