Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with Shahid Rajaie Port Authority, located in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province.
Ever since the lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear energy program and the reopening of the country to the international community, Tehran has been buzzing with representatives…
Iran is undeniably a force to reckon with in the mining sector. The country is home to over 68 minerals, with more than 37 billion tons of proven and 57 billion tons of potential reserves.
The removal of western sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program, as part of the July 14 nuclear deal reached with six major world powers, held much promise for the Iranian cement…
The Iranian steel industry’s path to growth is influenced by factors, such as the global steel supply, iron ore prices, import tariffs and the prevailing political climate.
Most of these…
Iran is pushing ahead towards economic growth, although many of its industries require major overhauls in terms of both equipment and technologies, as well as renewed links with other countries…
Iran has ambitious plans for its steel industry, as it aims to become the world’s sixth largest steel producer, based on the 20-Year Vision Plan (2005-25), which stipulates the production of 55…
The Sixth Iranian Steel Market Conference opened in Tehran on Tuesday with steel giants from across the world and Iran's key industrial players in attendance.
Diana Kinch, senior editor of Steel Business Briefing, a subsidiary of Platts, interviewed Alireza Bakhtiari, the managing director of Financial Tribune and its sister publication, the Persian…
Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Kimmo Tiilikainen is scheduled to lead a 100-strong business delegation–the largest Finnish mission in history–to Iran in February.
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The iron ore and steel sector is undergoing a major transformation.
China, the world’s largest steel producer, is grappling with a lingering slump in domestic demand. Its strategy is to…
The value of Tehran Stock Exchange-listed industrial and mining companies plummeted as much as 80% in the eight months ending November 21, announced a deputy minister of industries, mining and…
The prospective lifting of western sanctions against the Islamic Republic in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, in addition to Iran's vast potential for industrial investment, have drawn…
A delegation of Turkish steelmakers from more than 20 key firms and headed by the Chairman of Steel Exporters Association of Turkey Namik Ekinci gathered in Tehran on Tuesday to hold B2B meetings…
It is a rough time for Iran's steel industry as it is grappling with low domestic demand, shortage of liquidity, high production costs and the unwelcome imports of low-quality Chinese steel…

