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Iran unveils production data of steel products

Business Materials 17 May 2021 16:55 (UTC +04:00)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

Iran's raw steel production amounted to about 2.8 million tons in the 1st month of the current Iranian year (March 21 through April 20, 2021), which is an increase of 20 percent compared to the same month last Iranian year, Trend reports citing the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

According to the statistics, while in the same month last Iranian year, Iran produced 2.34 million tons of raw steel.

“Furthermore, 1.75 million tons of steel products were produced in Iran over the first month. This is an increase of 20 percent compared to the same month last Iranian year. So, 1.46 million tons of steel products were produced in Iran in the same month last Iranian year,” the statistics said.

Table for production of raw steel products:

Product

Whole production (tons)

The 1st month of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21 through Apr. 20, 2021)

The 1st month of last Iranian year (Mar. 20 through Apr. 19, 2020)

Percentage change

Billet and bloom

1.67 million

1.3 million

28

Slab

1.13 million

1.04 million

9

Total

2.8 million

2.34 million

20

Table for production of all steel products:

Product

Whole production (tons)

The 1st month of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21 through Apr. 20, 2021)

The 1st month of last Iranian year (Mar. 20 through Apr. 19, 2020)

Percentage change

Hot rolled steel sheet

794,000

786,000

1

Cold rolled steel sheet

205,000

197,000

4

Galvanized steel

124,000

73,000

70

Table for production of long steel products:

Product

Whole production (tons)

The 1st month of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21 through Apr. 20, 2021)

The 1st month of last Iranian year (Mar. 20 through Apr. 19, 2020)

Percentage change

Steel poles

108,000

85,000

27

Fittings

759,000

520,000

46

Steel angle

72,000

55,000

31

Total

939,000

660,000

42

According to the statistics, Iran produced 3.03 million tons of sponge iron within the first month of the current Iranian year. This is an increase of 15 percent compared to the same month last Iranian year. So, 2.63 million tons of sponge iron were produced in Iran in the same month last Iranian year.

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