Iran Mercantile Exchange Accepts Molybdenum Oxide and Copper Concentrate Warehouses for Depository Receipts

Iran Mercantile Exchange announced on Saturday, 17 October 2026, that it had accepted warehouses for molybdenum oxide at Shahrebabak Copper Complex and copper concentrate at Rafsanjan Copper Complex for commodity depository receipts. The underlying asset for each receipt at both warehouses is one kilogram of the specified product. According to the exchange announcement carried by Mehr, acceptance clears the way for the two mining products to join the receipt market, but trading start dates have not yet been announced. Warehouse acceptance does not mean trading in these receipts began on Saturday.