Iran's aluminium production is expected to hit 180,000 tons by the end of the current Iranian year (ending March 20, 2005) say a rise of 18 percent compared to last year, the English Language daily Tehran Times reported on Sunday. However, officials at the Iranian Ministry of Industries and Mines claimed the aluminium industry is experiencing sluggish growth despite major aluminum plants such as Al-Mahdi Aluminum Plant in Bandar Abbas ...