The chairman of the board of IMIDRO announced: “This organization and the Iranian Iron Ore Association will work together to meet the challenges facing the steel industry.
Mohammad Reza Movasaghi Nia in a meeting with the board of directors of the Iranian Iron Ore Producers and Exporters’ Association pointed out that the problems of the private iron ore companies and IMIDRO are common and by Utilizing the capacity of two parts appropriate measures should be taken to solve the problems of the two sides.
He added: “The Ministry of Industry, Mine & Trade and IMIDRO are trying to focus as much as possible on solving the problems of the private sector so that this sector develops the capacities.
Iron ore association’s proposal to increase reserves
The chairman of the board of IMIDRO while stating that the steel industry chain is currently unbalanced, reiterated: “The Iron Ore Association can enter to the subject of iron ore supply in the field of deep or extraterritorial mines to increase existing reserves and ensure the future of the steel industry chain.”
Referring to IMIDRO’s efforts to supply water and electricity for the steel companies, Movasaghi nia stated: due to the current conditions of the country and the investments made in the steel industry chain, we ourselves must take appropriate actions to provide the infrastructures.
He added that IMIDRO, in cooperation with mine and mining industries companies, has implemented large plans for electricity generation, water transmission from the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea, which are gradually being operated.
Willingness of the Iron Ore Association to cooperate more with IMIDRO
In this gathering, Mehrdad Akbarian, the president of the Iranian Iron Ore Association, stated: we have always tried to be the advisory arm of the government on the issues facing the miners and Along with our duties we are ready to cooperate in various fields for the development of the mining sector with IMIDRO.
He continued: “The significant part of the development of the mining and mining industries sector in the past years was due to the exports of iron ore.
Saeed Askarizadeh, secretary of the Iranian Iron Ore Association at the meeting, referring to the issue of government rights and the export duties of iron ore and the problems happened for miners, stated: If the price in the iron ore sector becomes balanced , we will bring all private sector units into the stock market.