TEHRAN – Production of aluminum ingot in Iran stood at 472,418 tons in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2023), according to the data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

As IMIDRO reported, the figure was 474,601 in the first nine months of the previous year.

Among the country’s four major producers, South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) had the best performance in the first nine months of the present year, producing 209,384 tons of aluminum ingots, followed by Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO) producing 128,918 tons, Almahdi Aluminum Company producing 107,134 tons, and Iran Alumina Company producing 26,982 tons of ingots.

Based on the data previously released by IMIDRO, the production of aluminum ingot stood at 632,166 tons in Iran during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20, 2023).

Among the country’s four major producers, South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) had the best performance in the past year, producing 270,185 tons of aluminum ingots, followed by Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO) producing 178,077 tons, Almahdi Aluminum Company producing 147,749 tons, and Iran Alumina Company producing 36,155 tons of the product.

Iranian officials estimate the country’s aluminum sector has a value of $22 billion, which is sufficient to meet the country’s aluminum needs.

At present, Iran is the 18th biggest aluminum-producing country in the world.

MA