BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 28
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran consumed about 11.8 million tons of raw steel over the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 20-September 21, 2020), Trend reports citing the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
According to the statistics, this is an increase of 19 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
“Thus, 9.91 million tons of raw steel was consumed in the same period last Iranian year, the statistics said.
Furthermore, 10.4 million tons of steel products were consumed in Iran during the reporting months, which is an increase of 22 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
|
Products |
Consumption (in tons) |
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|
First six months of the current Iranian year (March 20-September 21, 2020) |
First six months of the last Iranian year (March 21-September 22, 2019) |
Percentage change |
|
|
Steel poles |
564,000 |
452,000 |
25 |
|
Fittings |
3.91 million tons |
2.77 million tons |
41 |
|
Steel angle |
352,000 |
330,000 |
-7 |
|
Long steel products |
4.83 million tons |
3.56 million tons |
36 |
|
Hot rolled steel sheet |
4.58 million tons |
4.15 million tons |
10 |
|
Cold rolled steel sheet |
1.44 million tons |
1.29 million tons |
12 |
|
Galvanized steel |
845,000 |
799,000 |
-6 |
|
Steel Rollers |
4.74 million tons |
4.11 million tons |
15 |
|
All steel products |
10.4 million tons |
8.52 million tons |
22 |
|
Billet and bloom |
6.65 million tons |
5.56 million tons |
20 |
|
Slab |
5.17 million tons |
4.36 million tons |
19 |
|
Raw steel |
11.8 million tons |
9.92 million tons |
19 |
|
Sponge steel |
15.4 million tons |
13.6 million tons |
13 |