IMIDRO
{{Infobox company
|name = IMIDRO
Sāzman-e Tose'e va Nosāzi-ye Ma'āden va Sanāye'-e Ma'dani-ye Irān
|logo = IMIDRO Logo.jpg
|logo_size = 250px
|type = Government-owned corporation
|foundation = 2001
|founder =
|area_served = Worldwide
|key_people = Abbas Aliabadi (Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade)
Mohammadreza Movassaghi-nia (Chairman of the board of directors)
|num_employees = 5,000+
|industry = Conglomerate
|products = Heavy industry, Manufacturing, Mines, Metals, Investment
|revenue = {{increase}}US$ 0.5 billion (2010)
|assets =
|subsid =
|net_income =
|homepage = [http://www.imidro.gov.ir/ 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3468/html/economy.htm|title=Iran-daily.com|access-date=2009-08-16|archive-date=2009-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815115340/http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3468/html/economy.htm|url-status=live}}
In 2002, IMIDRO and its subsidiaries had 49.3 thousand employees with a total asset value of 33.5 thousand billion Rials.{{cite web |url=http://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-imidro.html |title=History of IMIDRO |publisher=Steelonthenet.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30 |archive-date=2013-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233134/http://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-imidro.html |url-status=live }} In 2002 IMIDRO subsidiaries' annual turnover value was estimated at 3.23 thousand billion Rials and their export at 448 million dollars in 2002.{{Cite web |url=http://www.exmi2008.com/english/imidro.html |title=IMIDRO |access-date=2009-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414170746/http://exmi2008.com/english/imidro.html |archive-date=2009-04-14 |url-status=dead }}
Foreign projects
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.{{cite web |url=http://steelguru.com/news/index/2009/11/15/MTIwNDE3/Iran_to_construct_cement_plants_in_9_countries.html |title=Steel Guru : Iran to construct cement plants in 9 countries |accessdate=2011-10-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407032918/http://steelguru.com/news/index/2009/11/15/MTIwNDE3/Iran_to_construct_cement_plants_in_9_countries.html |archivedate=2010-04-07 }}
That same year, Iran produced some 65 million tons of cement per year and exported to 40 countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=213927|title=Iran exports cement to 40 countries|date=7 February 2010|publisher=|access-date=8 February 2010|archive-date=13 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613211907/http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=213927|url-status=live}}
Main subsidiaries
- 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){{cite web|url=http://www.nicico.com/|title=شرکت ملی صنایع مس ایران|website=www.nicico.com|access-date=2016-05-22|archive-date=2019-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831085206/http://nicico.com/|url-status=live}}
- 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
References
External links
- [http://www.imidro.org IMIDRO]
- [http://www.pgsez.ir Persian Gulf Mines and Metals]
- [https://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-imidro.html History of IMIDRO]
Category:Mining companies of Iran
Category:Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade (Iran)
Category:companies based in Tehran
Category:Iranian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions