Iran exported 138,776 tons of crude steel worth $81,481,000 in the first two months of current Iranian calendar year (ended May 21).
The amount shows a 19 percent increase in terms of value compared to the same period previous year, the Mehr News Agency reported.
Some 1,909,377 tons of crude steel have been produced in the mentioned period which is 6 percent more than the year before.
Iran also produced 1,909,333 tons of steel products in the mentioned period. The amount shows a 29 percent increase in comparison to the previous year and 1 percent rise compared to the estimated figure.