Iran's aluminium production rises 15%

Iran's Ministry of Industries and Mines has said the volume of aluminium production in the country rose by 15% during the last 11 months of the current Iranian year (ending March 20), Fars news agency has reported. According to the figures and data released by the Iranian Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), aluminium production in Iran has reached 258,275 tonnes in the past 11 months. The country plans to build another aluminium plant in the city of Lamard through an agreement with the Chinese NFC Co. The plant will produce 276,000 tonnes of aluminium annually.