"Production growth" and "implementation of development plans" in Imidro despite the sanctions
Chairman of the Board of Imidro: The organization has taken a different approach to passive defense, despite the toughest US sanctions on the mining and mineral industries, along with production growth, has also advanced development plans.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Khodadad Gharibpour stated in the National Conference on Passive Defense with the approach of continuing production in the mining and metal industries: Imidro achieved a real leap in production by increasing the production of its products this year.
He continued: "During the first six months of this year, we had a growth of 8% in the production of iron concentrate, 18% in pellets, 19% in sponge iron and 12% in steel production." In other sectors such as aluminum, alumina, copper concentrate, etc., we also had favorable growth in production.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Imidro, stating that we believe that with a scientific and organized work, passive defense in companies is institutionalized as a system, said: Therefore, in addition to scientific and operational measures, Imidro is one of the principles and innovative methods of the Defense Organization. Passive uses to enhance safety against various threats.
He continued: "This organization, in addition to exploration, extraction and production, along with the implementation of passive defense principles in the headquarters and subsidiaries, has adopted a scientific and pathological approach in this field."
Concluding contracts to institutionalize passive defense
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Imidro, noting that the organization has implemented contracts with research universities in the field of passive defense, clarified: The orientation towards accidents is zero, which with the resulting measures, while increasing the working hours in the company by 30% Imidro affiliates, accidents increased by only 3%.
He continued: "Emergency response plan in mines is another action of Imidro in this field."
Imidro measures in the field of passive defense
Ezatullah Mirzaei, Secretary of Imidro Passive Defense Committee, explained the measures taken in the field of passive defense: Imidro, in line with the Supreme Leader's guidelines and the goals of the Passive Defense Organization, to facilitate crisis management against threats, training and Put culture building on the agenda.
He added: "This committee has taken measures in subsidiary companies such as holding passive defense maneuvers on the subject of rescue, holding one-day training courses, identifying and updating threats in the mining and mineral industries, and conceptual studies in Jajarm and regional aluminum companies." The economic special has put Parsian-Lamerd activists on the agenda.
Mirzaei said: "Studying the problems of Central and Azerbaijan steel in terms of observing the general principles of passive defense is also one of the cases that has been seriously pursued."
He added: "Monitoring the implementation of global health protocols at the organization and company level, holding extensive exercises in the Persian Gulf Special Economic Zone and also holding meetings to hold exercises with subsidiaries, was another part of the activities carried out in this field."
Maintain production despite sanctions and the corona
Hamidreza Azimian, CEO of Mobarakeh Steel, said in a video conference at the conference: "Various US sanctions in recent years have not reduced or stopped the company's production, and with Imidro's management, the export currency will be offered in the Nima system and the Central Bank."
He continued: "Despite the outbreak of coronavirus, we did not allow the production process to be affected and by observing health protocols and spending heavy costs, production continued and even in some areas, production increased." We helped the health sector with about 70 billion tomans in the form of equipment and devices.
Supply of raw materials with the support of Imidro
Ahmad Majidi, CEO of Iran Aluminum Company (Iralco) in this meeting, stating that we import 80% of raw materials, said: "With Imidro's support, despite severe US sanctions, the company's raw materials were supplied and for 6 months." We have future storage of raw materials.
He continued: "If Imidro is not with the subsidiaries of mining and mineral industries, with the current sanctions, many problems will arise for them."
Plan to increase copper exports
Ardeshir Saad Mohammadi, CEO of the National Iranian Copper Industries Company, stating that last year we had $ 1 billion in exports, said: "According to Imidro measures, this revenue was allocated to provide foreign exchange to manufacturing companies." We hope that this year's exports will increase compared to last year.
He continued: "In the first half of this year, a production record of 140,000 tons of copper cathodes was recorded and we predict that this figure will reach 280,000 tons by the end of this year."
Saad Mohammadi said: "Copper Company has defined a development plan of about 2.5 billion Euros and now supplies parts and equipment."
He continued: "We have established a permanent exhibition in Rafsanjan so that the manufacturers can localize them with information from the required parts." In the case of passive defense, by creating special software, we tried to prevent any disruption in the company's cyber system.
The CEO of the National Iranian Copper Industries Company pointed out: In the field of corona, the company has also donated cash and oxygen generators to hospitals and medical centers in neighboring cities of copper mines.
According to the report, the conference was attended by Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, head of the Passive Defense Organization, and the CEOs of Iran Minerals Processing Research Center, Neflin Syenite Sarab and Azarshahr Mining Research Center were present by video conference.
* Tasnim
