IMIDRO
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Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) is a major holding company active in the mining sector in Iran
. IMIDRO has 8 major companies and 55 operational subsidiaries active in steel, aluminum, copper, cement and mineral exploitation fields.
In 2002 IMIDRO and its subsidiaries had 49.3 thousand employees with a total asset value of 33.5 thousand billion Rials
. In 2002 IMIDRO subsidiaries' annual turnover value was estimated at 3.23 thousand billion Rials and their export at 448 million dollars in 2002.
, Venezuela
, Bolivia
, Algeria
, Lebanon
, Ecuador
, Iraq
, Belarus
and one of the Mid-Asian countries will have cement plants which will be constructed by Iranian engineers. Iran is the 5th cement producer in world.
In 2009 Iran produced some 65 million tons of cement per year and exported to 40 countries.
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Mining in Iran
Mining in Iran is under-developed. Yet the country is one of the most important mineral producers in the world, ranked among 15 major mineral rich countries, holding some 68 types of minerals, 37 billion tonnes of proven reserves and more than 57 billion tonnes of potential reservoirs....
. IMIDRO has 8 major companies and 55 operational subsidiaries active in steel, aluminum, copper, cement and mineral exploitation fields.
In 2002 IMIDRO and its subsidiaries had 49.3 thousand employees with a total asset value of 33.5 thousand billion Rials
Iranian rial
The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....
. In 2002 IMIDRO subsidiaries' annual turnover value was estimated at 3.23 thousand billion Rials and their export at 448 million dollars in 2002.
Foreign projects
In 2009, IMIDRO reported that 9 countries including SyriaSyria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and one of the Mid-Asian countries will have cement plants which will be constructed by Iranian engineers. Iran is the 5th cement producer in world.
In 2009 Iran produced some 65 million tons of cement per year and exported to 40 countries.
Main subsidiaries
- Al-Mahdi Aluminum Company
- Ehdas Sanat Company (ESC) - Cement company
- Esfahan Steel CompanyEsfahan Steel CompanyEsfahan Steel Company is the first Iranian steel maker opened in late 1960s, based close to the cities of Fooladshahr and Zarrinshahr, Esfahan Province....
(ESCO) - Iranian Aluminum CompanyIranian Aluminum CompanyIranian Aluminium Company is an Iranian aluminium manufacturing company....
(IRALCO) - Iranian Minerals Production and Supply Company (IMPASCO)
- Khuzestan Steel Company (KSC)
- Mobarakeh Steel Company (MSC)
- National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICO)
- National Iranian Steel Company (NISCO)
- Ministry of Industries and Mines Institute for Training and Research
- Persian Gulf Mining & Metal Industries Special Zone (P.G.S.E.Z)
See also
- Mining in IranMining in IranMining in Iran is under-developed. Yet the country is one of the most important mineral producers in the world, ranked among 15 major mineral rich countries, holding some 68 types of minerals, 37 billion tonnes of proven reserves and more than 57 billion tonnes of potential reservoirs....
- Chadormalu Mining and Industrial CompanyChadormalu Mining and Industrial CompanyChadormalu Mining and Industrial Company was established in June 1992 in Tehran, Iran.CMIC is the main iron ore concentrate producer by direct reduction in the Middle East with 7 million ton/year and produces up to 1,000,000 ton/year of crushed iron ore for blast furnaces and...
- Construction in IranConstruction in IranIn recent years, the construction industry of Iran has been thriving due to an increase in national and international investment to the extent that it is now the largest in the Middle East region...
- Privatization in IranPrivatization in IranAccording to the Fourth Five-Year Economic Development Plan , the Privatization Organization of Iran affiliated to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance is in charge of setting prices and ceding shares to the general public and on the Tehran Stock Exchange...
- IDROIDROIndustrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran was established in 1967 in Iran. IDRO Group is one of the largest companies in Iran, it's also on of the largest conglomerates in Asia. IDRO's objective is to develop Iran's industry sector and to accelerate the industrialization process...
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