The relatively constant share of the basic metals industry in creating value added in 2004 and 2013 (ranking fourth), and its 8.45% employment rate in the industrial sector (in 2013) indicates that basic metals industry continues to have a strategic position in the industrial sector and due to the effective role investing in the basic metals industry had on the growth of industrial investment during the period 2012-2015, supporting this industry can have a significant impact on industrial growth.