Different kinds of non-ferrous metals such as Copper, Aluminum, Lead, Zinc, and Gold are among the widely used raw materials in the base and strategic industries. Optimized usage and creating value-added from these metals’ resources are applicable by innovative and strategic plans. These metals industries are an ideal opportunity for exporting and absorbing foreign currencies. A remarkable example of this fact is that exporting copper products increased to more than a doubled amount in the previous year.

The necessity of focusing on these industries, the successful experience of holding “Iran Non-Ferrous Industries Market & Related Technologies Conference & Expo” for previous two years, and the audiences’ feedback explaining that the presented content was useful, Donya-e-Eqtesad Media Group decided to hold the event for the third time in cooperation with National Iranian Copper Industries Company. The goal of holding such an event is to create an opportunity for the prominent effective sides: government, private sector, and domestic and international associations to exchange their ideas and information. Hopefully, the goal will be achieved by the cooperation between all the effective sides.

Regarding the recent situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, holding the conference will be pursuant to the rules and protocols that will be announced in those days. Considering the pandemic perspective presented by the experts, the event will be held in a combination of in-person and online. Speakers and CEOs and managing directors of sponsors will participate in the event in-person and mid-level managers and experts will attend the conference online. Donya-e-Eqtesad Media Group has anticipated equivalent services to the ones provided last year. These measures guarantee the event fulfills its duties professionally as well as maintaining health.

Conference's main themes are as mentioned below:

• Surge in Production, Sustainable and Balanced Development, and Removing Obstacles
• Exploration & Innovational Exploration Activities, Guarantee for Mines’ Dynamicity and Duration
• Small and Medium-Size Mines, Revival and Investment
• Indigenization, Exploiting the Potentials in Domestic Production and Technology Development, Start-Ups and Knowledge-based Companies
• Evaluation of Non-ferrous Industries Share in GNP, Completion of Production Chain and Necessity of Risk Reduction in Investments
• Variation in Global Economics and Non-ferrous Industries Market, Absorbing Foreign Exchange and Sanctions
• Social Responsibilities of Mining and Industrial Companies
• COVID-19, Post COVID-19 Era and the Non-ferrous Metals Market