The chief executive officer of Pakistan Steel Mills has left for a four-day visit to Iran to discuss and secure supplies of iron ore from a cheap and quick source at a time when the PS desperately needs raw material to give a boost to production.
According to the spokesperson of the PS, the main purpose of the visit is to seek possibilities of securing a continuous supply for the steel mill.
The mill is experiencing difficulties in importing iron ore from Australia, Canada and Brazil as shipments take 50 to 60 days with a high freight compared to a 10-12-day cost-effective shipment from the neighbouring country.
The spokesperson said the PS delegation would meet representatives of five Iranian companies and would also discuss possibility of barter trade, under which PS would supply metallurgical coke in exchange for Iranian ore.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2012.
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10-12 days from iran and 3-4 days from mianwali khushab. and if railway is operational less than 24 hours.