VOL. XXXVII

NO. 51

19-SEPTEMBER-1994

IRAN

China Will Build Copper Smelter In Kerman Province

China's Non-Ferrous Metals Company will begin the construction of a $60mncopper smelter this month in Kerman province near the town of Khatunabad, Iran'sIRNA news agency reported on 13 September. The Chinese company and Iran'sNational Copper Industries Company reached an agreement last year on theconstruction of the plant, which will produce 80,000 tons/year and take up tofour years to complete. Iran will...