BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 20. Iran's raw steel exports decreased by 5 percent, during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through November 21, 2022), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Trend reports via the report of the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
According to the statistics, Iran exported 4.57 million tons of raw steel within 8 months. Meanwhile, in the same period of the last Iranian year, the figure stood at 4.8 million tons.
Iran exported 3.48 million tons of billet and bloom in 8 months, which is an increase of 8 percent compared to the same period of last Iranian year. The figure was about 3.22 million tons in the same period of the last Iranian year.
Iran also exported 1.08 million tons of slabs for the reporting period, which is 31 percent less than in the same period last Iranian year. So, the export amounted to 1.58 million tons in the same period last Iranian year.
Furthermore, Iran exported 2.14 million tons of steel products over 8 months. This is a decrease of 2 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
Thus, the country’s steel products exports amounted to 2.18 million tons in the same period last Iranian year.
Over 8 months, Iran exported 543,000 tons of sponge iron, which is a decrease of 34 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year. The figure amounted to 827,000 tons in the same period last Iranian year.
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