Iran on track to launch aluminium smelter in 2019, be self-sufficient ...
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran is on track to launch a new aluminium smelter early next year that would boost the country's output by 70 percent, making it self-sufficient in the metal by taking advantage of rich natural gas reserves. Construction is underway of the South Aluminium Corp (Salco) smelter, due to produce 300,000 tonnes per year in its first phase, Mehdi Karbasian, deputy minister of industry, mining and trade, told the CRU Aluminium conference in London on Tuesday./ While Iran currently produces slightly over 400,000 tonnes ...
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