IMIDRO
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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Abbas Aliabadi (Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade) Mohammadreza Movassaghi-nia (Chairman of the board of directors) |
| Products | Heavy industry, Manufacturing, Mines, Metals, Investment |
| Revenue |  US$ 0.5 billion (2010) |
Number of employees | 5,000+ |
| Website | IMIDRO |
Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation, known as IMIDRO, is a major state-owned 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.[1]
In 2002, IMIDRO and its subsidiaries had 49.3 thousand employees with a total asset value of 33.5 thousand billion Rials.[2] In 2002 IMIDRO subsidiaries' annual turnover value was estimated at 3.23 thousand billion Rials and their export at 448 million dollars in 2002.[3]
Foreign projects
[edit]In 2009, IMIDRO reported that 9 countries including Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Ecuador, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Venezuela would have cement plants which will be constructed by Iranian engineers.[4]
That same year, Iran produced some 65 million tons of cement per year and exported to 40 countries.[5]
Main subsidiaries
[edit]- Al-Mahdi Aluminum Company
- Ehdas Sanat Company (ESC) - Cement company
- Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO)
- Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO)
- Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO)
- Iranian Minerals Production and Supply Company (IMPASCO)
- Khouzestan Steel Company (KSC)
- Mobarakeh Steel Company (MSC)
- National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICO)[6]
- National Iranian Steel Company (NISCO)
- Ministry of Industries and Mines Institute for Training & Research (ITR)
- Persian Gulf Mining & Metal Industries Special Zone (PGSEZ)
See also
[edit]- List of steel producers
- Mining in Iran
- Construction in Iran
- Privatization in Iran
- IDRO Group
- Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran
References
[edit]- ^ "Iran-daily.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ "History of IMIDRO". Steelonthenet.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "IMIDRO". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ "Steel Guru : Iran to construct cement plants in 9 countries". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Iran exports cement to 40 countries". 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "شرکت ملی صنایع مس ایران". www.nicico.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2016-05-22.