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Iran increases raw steel exports

Business Materials 18 October 2021 12:21 (UTC +04:00)
Iran increases raw steel exports

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 18

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

Iran's raw steel exports amounted to 3.49 million tons in total during the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2021), Trend reports citing Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

According to the statistics, this is an increase of 36 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.

“In addition, Iran exported 1.62 million tons of steel products over the first six months of the current Iranian year, which is an increase of 69 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year,” the statistics said.

Moreover, Iran imported 361,000 tons of steel products within the mentioned period. This is an increase of 1 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year, the statistics said.

Table for export and import of raw steel products:

Products

Import (tons)

Export (tons)

The first six months of the current Iranian year (from Mar. 21 through Sept. 22, 2021)

The first six months of the last Iranian year (from Mar.20 through Sept. 21, 2020)

Percentage change (%)

The first six months of the current Iranian year (from Mar. 21 through Sept. 22, 2021)

The first six months of the last Iranian year (from Mar.20 through Sept. 21, 2020)

Percentage change (%)

Billet and bloom

1,000

2,000

-50

2.32 million

1.98 million

17

Slab

2,000

1,000

100

1.17 million

583,000

101

Total

3,000

3,000

0

3.49 million

2.56 million

36

Table for production of steel products:

Products

Import (tons)

Export (tons)

The first six months of the current Iranian year (from Mar. 21 through Sept. 22, 2021)

The first six months of the last Iranian year (from Mar.20 through Sept. 21, 2020)

Percentage change (%)

The first six months of the current Iranian year (from Mar. 21 through Sept. 22, 2021)

The first six months of the last Iranian year (from Mar.20 through Sept. 21, 2020)

Percentage change (%)

Hot rolled steel sheet

62,000

153,000

-59

237,000

142,000

67

Cold rolled steel sheet

176,000

94,000

87

10

18

-44

Galvanized steel

123,000

109,000

13

60,000

30,000

100

Sum of steel rolls

361,000

356,000

5

307,000

190,000

62

Table for exports and import of long steel products:

Products

Import (tons)

Export (tons)

The first six months of the current Iranian year (from Mar. 21 through Sept. 22, 2021)

The first six months of the last Iranian year (from Mar.20 through Sept. 21, 2020)

Percentage change (%)

The first six months of the current Iranian year (from Mar. 21 through Sept. 22, 2021)

The first six months of the last Iranian year (from Mar.20 through Sept. 21, 2020)

Percentage change (%)

Steel poles

9,000

6,000

50

68

68

0

Fittings

17,000

13,000

31

1.15 million

642,000

80

Steel angle

25,000

19,000

32

92,000

60,000

53

Sum of long steel products

51,000

38,000

34

1.31 million

770,000

71

Total

412,000

394,000

5

1.62 million

960,000

69

According to the report, Iran exported 673,000 tons of sponge iron in the 6 months. This is an increase of 287 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, 174,000 tons of sponge iron were exported in Iran in the same period last Iranian year.

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