The economy of Iran is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector. It is dominated by oil and gas production, although over 40 industries are directly involved in the Tehran Stock Exchange, one of the best performing exchanges in the world over the past decade.
Environment Special Panel in IIAC2016
Overall, the entire process of transforming raw bauxite into aluminum is incredibly energy intensive, requiring copious amounts of electricity, water and resources to produce.half of the smelting energy consumed is courtesy of coal, one of the most notoriously polluting fuel