Of 2,183,000 tons in total, 1,425,000 and 758,000 tons were related to the steel ingot and steel products respectively.
The country’s export of steel products showed a 20 percent growth in the same period as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.
Statistics of Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) indicated that export of steel ingot [billet, bloom and slab] in the first three months of the current year (March 21 – June 21) registered a 23 percent slump as compared to the same period of last year.
ISPA put the total crude steel exported in the first three months of the current year (March 21 – June 21) at over 1,854,000 tons.
Also, over 197,000 tons of steel flat sections [including hot-, cold- and coated steel sheets] were exported in the same period, showing a 26 percent decline as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.
Another statistic showed that 479,000 tons of rebar were exported from the country, showing a significant 65 percent growth as compared to the same period of last year.
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