ILNA: Iran produced 516,000 tons of glass in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.The figure shows 3.6 percent rise compared to the same period in the previous year.
Some 216,000 tons of glass products, 44,400 tons of sanitary ware, and 21,800 tons of porcelain were also produced in Iran during the six-month period.
Iran holds three per cent of the worlds mineral reserves which puts the country first in the Middle East and third in Asia.
Iran is ranked among the 15 major mineral-rich countries of the world and exports its industrial and mineral products to 159 countries, including Iraq, China, the United Arab Emirates, India and Afghanistan.
The important mines of Iran include coal, metallic minerals, sand and gravel, chemical minerals and salt.
The country has the worlds largest zinc and second largest copper deposits and ranks ninth for its iron reserves.
By ILNA
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