Final UN annex records a planned second aluminium smelter

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...

Ahvaz’s new steel plant was commissioning and Mobarakeh’s under construction, the annex stated. Together they were expected to produce about five million tonnes annually using gas-based direct...

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...

Iran could not supply a comprehensive light-industry damage estimate, the annex stated. Many small and medium private firms had few ministry contacts, and repairs were often privately initiated and...