Iran is prepared to supply steel products and provide engineering services to Uzbekistan, the head of the Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) has stated during a meeting with the head of the Uzbekistan Metallurgy Association.
Mohammad Aghajanlu, who also served as Iran’s Deputy Minister of Industry, highlighted Iran’s experience in constructing a sponge iron plant in Kazakhstan and emphasized that Iranian companies were ready to export technical and engineering services to Uzbekistan.
He added that IMIDRO and its subsidiaries could supply products across the metallurgical chain, including copper and aluminum, while also offering engineering services.
Aghajanlu noted that Iran had the capacity to produce 50 million tons of steel per year and could export over 10 million tons using domestic technologies. He stressed that Iranian mining and metallurgical companies were ready to supply Uzbek partners with guaranteed-quality products, leveraging Iran’s developed logistics and southern port infrastructure to support trade.
Gulbahor Tojimirzaeva, Chairperson of the Uzbekistan Metallurgy Association, said Uzbek companies planned to purchase up to 300,000 tons of Iranian steel until the end of the year, emphasizing Iran’s high level of technological expertise in the sector. She also mentioned the potential for building Iranian metallurgical plants in Uzbekistan and confirmed that both parties were ready to sign cooperation agreements.
The meeting at IMIDRO headquarters, attended by Iranian mining companies, signaled strengthened economic ties between Tehran and Tashkent and increased Iranian exports to Central Asia. (UzDaily)