According to Shabestan News Agency, Ja’far Sarkhini told reporters on the sidelines of the 10th Iranian Steel and Iron Industry Outlook Conference and Exhibition: The Ministry of Health issued a directive to reduce the effects of chromite export from 5% to 6% And Zn reported to the customs of the country for export of sponge iron from 2% to 5%, copper duties from 2% to 2% and tariff on 2%.

Deputy Minister of Mining and Minerals of the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Commerce regarding the decreasing process of issuing directives in the field of mines, said: “All our efforts are focused on reducing the directives, but in accordance with the current conditions and sanctions imposed, in some cases this is unavoidable. Is.

He added: “The main purpose of the sanctions is to collapse the steel industry and even our mines. Therefore, in order to maintain balance in this sector as well as the continuity of production, we must make and enforce appropriate decisions, otherwise the country’s industries will suffer serious damage.”

Increase steel production and export in the country year-on-year

He continued: “We are taking the appropriate decisions to adapt to the conditions imposed, and fortunately, despite all the challenges we have today, we have been successful in both production and export, and the statistics are quite increasing.”

Deputy Minister of Mining and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Semit on the necessity of development of mineral exploration and identification of new mineral zones in the country stated: With the special approach of the Ministry of Semit in this sector, fortunately many companies have invested in this area and statistics confirm that the reserves During this period, the country’s metal has risen by 5 times before.

Additional explorations on some susceptible areas are currently being carried out by Iran’s Mineral and Mineral Development and Reconstruction Organization (Imidro), said Saraqini.

He said that the effects of the 5% tax on the export of iron ore in increasing the production of steel and steel products in the country, the years 2, 3 and 5, and years before, statistics show that the average annual average of more than 2 million tons Crude iron ore has been exported from the country, with a total of 8 million tonnes of crude iron ore exported in the first six months of this year.

He added that much of the iron ore has been converted to concentrate, pellets and steel, and according to the current statistics, the production of 4 million tons of steel a year has now reached more than 5 million tons.

Deputy Secretary of State on the prospects of steel production in the country noted: Despite all the existing and additional restrictions imposed by sanctions on the country’s industry, and especially the steel industry, this year’s steel production has increased compared to last year and we are confident that We will achieve our goal of producing 26 million tons of steel in year 98.