Engineer Mohammad Taghi Shadlou said in an interview with IRNA reporter on Monday: Alumina company will start producing and supplying special aluminum hydroxides next year with the help of its exclusive technical know-how.
He added: The production method of this product, based on the exclusive license and investment of Iran Alumina Company, has become a unique technical know-how for building a new production line in Jajarm Alumina Factory. He pointed out: In this way, Iran can From countries like Germany, Japan, America and South Korea, to become one of the few countries producing this range of materials with the quality required by the consumer market.
Shadlo stated: Special hydrate has many industrial uses as a filler in the industries related to the manufacture of engineering plastics, paper, rubber, construction stones and decorative stones. He said: adding aluminum hydroxide to the formulation of compounds and compounds Used to make these types of products, it will create different properties in them, for example, hydrate as a flame retardant for thermoplastic resins (such as polyester, acrylic, etc.), rubber, epoxy resins, Electrical boards, wires and cables are used.
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Special hydrates are imported, he said: Only in the manufacturing sector of slow-burning polymer compounds, such as covering all types of cables and manufacturing electrical transmission insulators, more than five thousand tons of this material with an approximate value of 500 billion Rials are imported into the country every year, which Iran Alumina Company considers By mass producing this range of products in the first phase of the operation of its new production line, it will save at least five million dollars in foreign currency annually to the country’s industry.Shadlo said: The price of each kilogram of this product in the world market as F.O.B in Europe is around one euro, which is bought and sold in the domestic market at around 1.2 to 1.5 euros with the cost of transportation and importers’ profit, but Iran Alumina Company Based on the lower cost price that is caused by its exclusive production method, it is able to supply this product to the domestic market with a price of 80% equivalent to the above currency price.
He said: In the future, Iran Alumina Company will be able to produce different types of this product with the special properties desired by these consumers, according to the quality characteristics required by its domestic and foreign customers.Shadlo said: By operating the production line of this range of products next year, in addition to creating direct employment for at least 50 people, Iran Alumina Company will be among the few companies in the world that are able to produce and supply competitively and qualitatively this product. In addition to creating a significant added value for this company, it will also bring international credit and facilitate entering the product export market.
According to him, the global consumption of this product is more than one million tons with an annual increase of 6%. He thanked the CEO and other board members of Iran Alumina Company for supporting the expansion of research and innovation at the level of this company. He promised that after the launch and operation of the new production line, increasing the production capacity and diversifying the products of this line is on the agenda of Alumina Company.
The manager of the special hydrates production plan of Alumina Company of Iran stated: Industries that consume all kinds of ranges of this product can inform Alumina Company of their needs in order to plan and take action for supply in terms of quantity and quality. Iran’s alumina complex is located in Jajarm city, 150 km south of Bojnord and 5 km north of Jajarm city, which was put into operation in 1375.
