Domestic Production

Iran produces 538k tons of aluminum ingot last year: IMIDRO

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) announced that the country produced 538,000 tons of aluminium ingot last year in 1400 (Started on March 21, 2021).

Parl. focused on strengthening knowledge-based production

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Referring to current year’s slogan named after “Production: Knowledge-based, Job-Creating”, Iran’s Parliament Speaker said that legislative body has paid special attention to strengthening of knowledge-based production duly.

Iran produces over 43mn tons of steel products in 10 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s large steel production factories managed to produce 44,545,800 tons of raw steel and various types of steel products in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (from Mar. 21, 2021 to Jan. 22, 2022).

Iran's Barkat vaccine goes through WHO approval process

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – As the only anti-Covid-19 vaccine in the Middle East region, the Iranian manufactured Cov Iran Barakat vaccine is going through the approval process of the World Health Organization to joint the club of approved vaccines.

Steel ingot output vol. exceeds 29mn tons in 10 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – A study of performance of major mining and mineral industrial companies shows that more than 29,765,707 tons of steel ingot and steel products were produced in country in the first 10 months of current Iranian calendar year.

12 MoUs inked for indigenizing iron, steel industries equip.

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – A number of 12 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were inked between chief executives of mining and steel companies and also domestic suppliers for localizing iron and steel industries equipment.

Iranian-made insulin pens available in domestic market

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – An Iranian knowledge-based company has domestically manufactured insulin pens that are available in pharmacies across the country.

Crude steel production vol. exceeds 21.2mn tons in 9 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Major steel production companies in the country managed to produce 21,273,000 tons of crude steel in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year in 1400 (March 21-Dec. 22).

Iran to hold 3 fairs in Brazil to showcase products

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran will hold an exhibition in Brazil's São Paulo to showcase its petrochemical products in February while two other exhibitions are planned for later this year.

Deputy Oil Min.:

Iran to produce 141mn tons of petrochemicals by 2027

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Deputy Oil Minister said that Iran will produce 141 million tons of petrochemicals before the termination of 7th Five-Year Socioeconomic and Cultural Development Plan in 2027.

Iran to export $14bn petrochemicals by yearend: Official   

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of Petrochemical Industry Employers' Association predicted that Islamic Republic of Iran will export about $14 billion worth of petrochemicals before termination of current year (to end Mar. 20, 2022).

Turkey's anti-Covid vaccine receives emergency approval

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Turkey’s domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine Turkovac has received emergency use approval, Health Minister said Wednesday.

Iran produced 22.4mn tons of steel in 10 months: WSA

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – World Steel Association (WSA) announced that Islamic Republic of Iran produced 22.4 million tons of crude steel in 10 months of the year 2021 and was introduced among 10th steel producer in the world.

Iranian influenza vaccine out in market

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – An Iranian health official said that the locally manufactured influenza vaccine is available on the market.

Annual steel ingot production exceeds 30mn tons in six months

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Industry Mine and Trade said that the annual production of steel ingot in the first six months of the current year (from March 21 to Sep. 21) surpassed 30 million tons.

Iran produces 12.9mn tons of crude steel in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Major domestic companies in mining and mineral sector of the country produced 12,888,200 tons of crude steel in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year in 1400 (from Mar. 21 to Sep. 22).

Iran’s aluminum production vol. hit 23% growth in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iran major aluminum production firms produced 260,679 tons of aluminum ingot in first half of current Iranian calendar year in 1400 (from March 21 to Sep. 21), showing a 23 percent hike as compared to same period of last year.

Steel ingot production vol. exceeds 9.9mn tons in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s major companies in the mining and mineral sector produced 9,901,221 tons of steel ingots during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar (from March 21 to Sept. 21).

5mn Razi vaccine ready to be handed over to health ministry

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Tehran-based Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has said that 5 million doses of Razi Cov Pars are ready to be handed over to the Iranian Health Ministry to help with the vaccination drive.

Air defense commander:

Iran's indigenous systems able to deal with toughest threats

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard has said that Iranian-made air defense systems have been upgraded in a way that can confront the toughest threats.

Iran steel production vol. exceeds 20mn tons in 8 months: WSA

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – World Steel Association (WSA) in its latest report said that Islamic Republic of Iran produced 20.4 million tons of steel in the first eight months of the current year in 2021 (from Jan. to Aug.).

Iran accounts for 72% steel production share in West Asia

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – World Steel Association (WSA) in its latest report announced that Islamic Republic of Iran has accounted for over 72 percent of steel production share in the West Asian region.

Iran steel production hits 9.9% growth in 4 months: WSA

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The World Steel Association (WSA) in its latest report announced that Iran’s steel production volume registered a 9.9 percent growth in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to July 22).

Judiciary head:

Iran becomes fifth country to acquire DNA identification kits

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The head of Iran Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i has said that Iran has become the 5th country to acquire genetic identification kits and homogenizers technology.

Iran exports 3.8k tons of tea in 1st four months: Official

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran exported 3,800 tons of tea to foreign countries in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to July 21), showing a hike as compared to the same period of last year.

7 Iranian products produced in field of robotics

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – as many as 7 products in the field of robotics have been produced by the young Iranian experts with the support of Iran's vice presidency for science and technology to help the domestic market flourish.

A contract signed to export Iran water equipment to CIS

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A cooperation agreement on exports of Iranian-made water equipment to Eurasian and CIS countries was signed in the presence of the CEO of Satkab and the head of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce.

Steel ingot production volume hits 6.2m tons in Q1

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Studies of performance of large companies in mining and mineral sector in the first three months of the current year (from March 21 to June 21) indicates that about 6.2 million tons of steel ingot was produced in the country.

Raeisi stresses speeding up general vaccination of people

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi stressed on Sunday that using locally-produced vaccines will be a priority for his administration in general vaccination of the Iranian people.