# South Aluminum Corporation opens $1.2B aluminum smelter in Iran

The South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) aluminum smelter in Lamerd, Fars Province, Iran, has been completed with a production capacity of 300,000 tons/year and $1.2 billion investment.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-04-22
- Where: Lamerd, Fars Province, Iran
- Value: $1.20B
- Starts operating: 22 Apr 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 300,000 tons/year of aluminum
- Products: aluminum ingots
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [South Aluminum Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/47314.md)
- [Ghadir Investment Company](https://endata.com/companies/46749.md) (investor)
- [Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization](https://endata.com/companies/47315.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [irannewsdaily.com](https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/05/iran-aluminum-ingot-production-jumps/), 2020-05-18: "The aforementioned project has been completed in the city of Lamerd in Fars Province with a production capacity of 300,000 tons (a year) and around $1.2 billion in investment."

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