Final UN annex records the expected output of two new steel plants

Iran’s Navy was assigned responsibility for clearing explosives from the waterway. The mission could not establish whether it had the needed technology or expertise; this uncertainty was not a finding...

Much marine-construction equipment for wreck removal was available in Iran, but heavy-lift cranes of 500–1,000 tonnes were an exception. The annex also called for advanced detection technology to...

Iran’s Transport Ministry estimated $1.6 billion for Shatt al-Arab wreck and explosive clearance, separate from dredging. The mission warned that a proper survey was needed and actual cost might...

The annex reported annual steel consumption of six million tonnes in 1980, while domestic production during the war remained below 1.5 million. The gap helped explain Iran’s priority for expanding...

The mission expected near-term steel consumption of seven to ten million tonnes yearly as reconstruction increased demand. This was an assessment-period demand forecast, not confirmed production or...

Iran planned a second aluminium smelter with annual capacity of 230,000 tonnes, expected to operate in 1994 at an estimated $1.25 billion cost. The annex recorded a development plan, not proof of...

The annex listed 16,000 million rials of wartime plant repairs, a mission estimate of 90,000 million for immediate rehabilitation of inspected plants, and a government estimate of 200,000 million...

Beyond wholly state-owned metal production, the government controlled three quarters of other heavy-industry capital stock, representing about 15 percent of units. The annex distinguished capital...

Plant-level research and development facilities were often poorly equipped, underfunded or absent, the annex stated. The mission linked specialized advisory assistance to building research programs...

The mission proposed mobile smelters in war-affected regions to turn scrap steel into products usable at home or abroad. Scrap removal could aid reconstruction of Abadan and Khorramshahr; the proposal...