IMIDRO

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IMIDRO
Sazman-e Tus'h-e vâ Nusazi-ye Mi'adân-e vâ Sânai'-ye He'di-ye Iran

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]

1. ^ http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3468/html/economy.htm[bare URL]
2. ^ "History of IMIDRO". Steelonthenet.com. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
3. ^ "IMIDRO". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
4. ^ "Steel Guru : Iran to construct cement plants in 9 countries". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
5. ^ "Iran exports cement to 40 countries". 7 February 2010.
6. ^ "شرکت ملی صنایع مس ایران". www.nicico.com.

## External links[edit]

* IMIDRO
* Persian Gulf Mines and Metals
* History of IMIDRO