Iran set for landmark jump of 70% in aluminum output
Iran's aluminum production is headed for a landmark rise of 70% when a new smelter comes online early next year, making the country self-sufficient in the strategic metal, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mehdi Karbasian has said. Salco smelter is built in Lamerd with $1.2 billion by China's NFC. The South Aluminum Corp (Salco) smelter, being built in the city of Lamerd near the Persian Gulf, is about to add 300,000 tonnes per year of new capacity in the first phase to Iran's current 400,000 tonnes. The country's aluminum ...
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