TEHRAN - Production of aluminum ingot in Iran reached 353,700 tons in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (September 23-October 22), according to the data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

According to the IMIDRO’s report, the aluminum ingot output in the seven-month period shows a 0.4-percent rise from the production in the same period of time in the last year, which was 352,423 tons.

As the organization has reported, among the country’s four major producers, South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) had the best performance in the mentioned seven months, producing 146,277 tons of aluminum ingots, followed by Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO) producing 99,389 tons, Almahdi Aluminum Company producing 89,917 tons, and Iran Alumina Company producing 18,117 tons of ingots.

Aluminum ingots is non-ferrous product that is produced by pouring molten aluminum into special molds. These molds come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and the ingots created by this variety have different types in appearance. Today, aluminum is the second most widely used metal in the world after iron.

The continued growth in production in the aluminum chain indicates a stable supply of raw materials and improved productivity in the downstream industries of this sector.

As the organization has previously reported, the production of aluminum ingot in Iran reached 307,386 tons in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).

Based on the mentioned report, among the country’s four major producers, South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) had the best performance in the mentioned six months, producing 127,475 tons of aluminum ingots, followed by Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO) producing 85,265 tons, Almahdi Aluminum Company producing 76,393 tons, and Iran Alumina Company producing 15,863 tons of ingots.

IMIDRO is a major state-owned holding company active in the mining sector in Iran. It has eight major companies and 55 operational subsidiaries active in steel, aluminum, copper, cement, and mineral exploitation fields.

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