BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 18
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's raw steel production amounted to 23 million tons during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through December 20, 2020), Trend reports citing the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
According to the report, this is an increase of 12 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, 20.5 million tons of raw steel were produced in the same period last Iranian year.
“In addition, Iran produced a total of 16.6 million tons of steel products over 9 months of the current Iranian year. This is an increase of 10 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 9 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 20 through Dec. 20, 2020) |
First 9 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 21 through Dec. 21, 2019) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Steel poles |
971,000 |
822,000 |
18 |
|
Fittings |
7.11 million |
6.19 million |
15 |
|
Steel angle |
615,000 |
621,000 |
-1 |
|
Long steel products |
8.69 million |
7.63 million |
14 |
|
Hot rolled steel sheet |
6.6 million |
6.26 million |
6 |
|
Cold rolled steel sheet |
2.04 million |
1.97 million |
4 |
|
Galvanized steel |
1.19 million |
1.24 million |
-4 |
|
Steel rollers |
7.92 million |
7.53 million |
5 |
|
All steel products |
16.6 million |
15.2 million |
10 |
|
Billet and bloom |
14.3 million |
12.4 million |
15 |
|
Slab |
8.76 million |
8.05 million |
9 |
|
Raw steel |
23 million |
20.5 million |
12 |
|
Sponge steel |
23.4 million |
21.4 million |
9 |