MNA – During weekdays ending up to August 10, approximately 413,822 MT of commodities worth over 368.8 million USD were traded in Iran Mercantile Exchange.


According to the report from IME International Affairs and PR, last week, on the domestic and export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 147,310 MT of various products worth close to 126.6 million USD were traded.

On this trading floor, 3,980 MT of aluminum, 139,452 MT of steel products, 3,735 MT of copper, 140 MT of molybdenum concentrates as well as 3 MT of precious metal concentrates were traded.

The report declares that on domestic and export oil and petrochemical trading floors of IME, 218,390 MT of different commodities with the total value of 118.6 million USD were traded.

On this trading floor, more than 62,047 MT of bitumen, 56,622 MT of polymer products, 60,000 MT of VB feed stock as well as 14,400 MT of lube-cut oil, 19,482 MT of chemical products, 3,536 MT of sulfur, 1,173 MT of base oil and slack waxes, 600 MT of slaps waxes, 500 MT of insulation and 30 MT of argon were traded.

Moreover, on the agricultural trading floor of IME, 45,205 MT of various commodities worth over 17 million USD were traded. On this trading floor, 8,262 MT of feed barley, 26,953 MT of wheat, 8,225 MT of sugar, 950 MT of maize, 450 MT of meals, 100 MT of crude vegetable oil and 266,000 day oil chicks were traded by customers.

It is worth noting that during the first week of August, the side market of IME witnessed trading of 900 MT of potash (potassium chloride), 200 MT of ammonium sulfate, 91 MT of scrap metal, 225 MT of phosphate concentrate, 1,500 MT of HRS thickness 2 and 850 kg of empty barrel.