BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 16
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's raw steel production amounted to 20.6 million tons during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through November 20, 2020), Trend reports citing the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
According to the report, this is an increase of 13 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. So,18.2 million tons of raw steel were produced in the same period last Iranian year.
“In addition, Iran produced a total of 14.6 million tons of steel products over 8 months of the current Iranian year. This is an increase of 8 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year,” the report said.
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Products |
Production (in tons) |
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|
First 8 months of the current Iranian year (March 20 through November 20, 2020) |
First 8 months of the last Iranian year (March 21 through November 21, 2019) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Steel poles |
863,000 |
740,000 |
17 |
|
Fittings |
6.04 million |
5.45 million |
11 |
|
Steel angle |
543,000 |
556,000 |
-2 |
|
Long steel products |
7.45 million |
6.75 million |
10 |
|
Hot rolled steel sheet |
6.02 million |
5.71 million |
5 |
|
Cold rolled steel sheet |
1.82 million |
1.71 million |
6 |
|
Galvanized steel |
1.05 million |
1.09 million |
-4 |
|
Steel rollers |
7.19 million |
6.8 million |
6 |
|
All steel products |
14.6 million |
13.6 million |
8 |
|
Billet and bloom |
12.8 million |
11 million |
16 |
|
Slab |
7.75 million |
7.17 million |
8 |
|
Raw steel |
20.6 million |
18.2 million |
13 |
|
Sponge steel |
20.7 million |
18.5 million |
12 |