BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 16
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's raw steel production amounted to 16.9 million tons during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 20 through October 21, 2020), Trend reports citing the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
This is an increase of 6 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year, the report said.
According to the report, 16.2 million tons of raw steel was produced in the same period last Iranian year.
“In addition, Iran produced a total of 12.8 million tons of steel products over 7 months of the current Iranian year. This is an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year,” the report noted.
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Products |
Production (in tons) |
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|
First 7 months of the current Iranian year (March 20 through October 21, 2020) |
First 7 months of the last Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2019) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Steel poles |
748,000 |
625,000 |
20 |
|
Fittings |
5.28 million |
4.57 million |
15 |
|
Steel angle |
469,000 |
486,000 |
-3 |
|
Long steel products |
6.49 million |
5.68 million |
14 |
|
Hot rolled steel sheet |
5.28 million |
5.07 million |
4 |
|
Cold rolled steel sheet |
1.59 million |
1.5 million |
6 |
|
Galvanized steel |
908,000 |
975,000 |
-7 |
|
Steel rollers |
6.29 million |
6.07 million |
4 |
|
All steel products |
12.8 million |
11.7 million |
9 |
|
Billet and bloom |
10.2 million |
9.67 million |
6 |
|
Slab |
6.75 million |
6.29 million |
7 |
|
Raw steel |
16.9 million |
15.9 million |
6 |
|
Sponge steel |
18.1 million |
16.2 million |
11 |