TEHRAN- The production of iron ore concentrate in Iran increased by 9.6 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 –August 21), as compared to the same period in the past year, according to the data released by the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

As ISPA reported, 27.417 million tons of iron ore concentrate was produced in the first five months of this year, while the figure was 27.007 million tons in the same period of the previous year.

Iron ore concentrate is an output product from processed iron ores that have been milled (crush, grind, magnetic separation, flotation) to separate deleterious elements and produce a high-quality product.

Iron ore concentrates are deep beneficiated iron ore products, used for sintering and blast furnace production, as well as pellet production.

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