Steel

Iran's steel production 10% above global average in 2020 H1

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Khodadad Gharibpour said on Wednesday that steel production in Iran during the first 6 months of 2020 has bee 10 percent higher than the global average.

Iran’s steel exports exceed 1.7mn tons in five months

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Statistics showed large steelmakers in the country exported 1,786,611 tons of steel in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to August 22).

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Steel ingot production vol. hits 9.2mn tons in 5 months

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Subsidiary units of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) and major industrial-mineral companies produced 9,238,503 tons of steel ingot in first five months of the current year.

Iran’s aluminum output tops 175,000 tons in five months

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s aluminum production reached 175,000 tons during the five calendar months to August 21, indicating a 70% hike compared with the similar span of the last year.

Iran eyes producing 33mn tons steel ingot this year

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – With the studies made, it has been targeted that 33 million tons of steel ingot will be produced before termination of the current year (to end March 20, 2021).

Iran saves €1.5b foreign currency in steel industry: IMIDRO

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Deputy Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) for Planning Affairs said that the country managed to save €1.5 billion in the steel industry during 12 years.

Crude steel production vol. up 9% in four months

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Production volume of crude steel in the country increased nine percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to July 22).

Iran produces over 9.4mn tons of steel ingot in four months

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran produced 9,483,000 tons of steel ingot in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to July 22), showing a nine percent hike as compared to the same period of last year.

Iran' sponge iron production at 11% hike in 4 months : IMIDRO

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – According to Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation, during the first 4 months of the current year, the production of sponge iron and crude steel production increased by 11% and 8%, respectively.

Steel accounts for 45% of mineral industries’ export share

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – According to an official with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, steel accounts for 45 percent of the total export share of mining and mineral industries.

Iran’s steel producing capacity grows: CEO

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Chief Executive of Kaveh Pars Mining Industries Development Holding revealed the growth of steelmaking capacity in the country in the current year (started March 21, 2020).

Iran steel production on positive track despite pandemic

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – According to the World Steel Association recent release, 'June 2020 crude steel production', Iran's steel production has grown by 10.2 percent.

Iran’s steel ingot production vol. up 7.5% in two months

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade showed that production volume of steel ingot registered a 7.5 percent growth in the first two months of the current year (from March 21 to May 20).

Iran exports over 1mn tons of steel in Q1

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Domestic steelmakers exported 1,041,000 tons of steel ingots (billet, bloom and slab) to target markets in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to June 20).

Steel production vol. tops 7.1mn tons in Q1

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Some 7,135,000 tons of steel was produced in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to June 20), registering a three percent growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Iran enjoys capacity of exporting $1bn pipes, profiles

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Secretary of Syndicate of Steel Pipe and Profile Manufacturers said that Iran’s pipe and profile industry has the capacity of exporting $1billion worth of these products to other countries.

Iran exports 20,000 tons of sponge iron in two months

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran exported 20,000 tons of sponge iron in the first two months of the current year [from March 21 to May 20], showing a considerable hike as compared to the same period of last year.

Sponge iron production vol. hits 11% growth in two months

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Statistics showed that sponge iron production volume increased 11 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year [from March 21, to May 20].

Steel ingot production vol. exceeds 4.6mn tons in two months

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Statistics of performance of domestic steelmakers showed that 4,697,000 tons of steel ingot was produced in the country in the first two months of the current year [from March 21 to May 20], registering a four percent growth as compared to the same period of last year.

Iranian mills produce 2.3mn tons of steel ingot in one month

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Iranian mills produced over 2.3 million tons of steel ingot in the first month of the current fiscal (March 20-April 19), according to statistics.

Iran eyes producing 33mn tons of steel in current year

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran has planned for producing 33 million tons of steel in the current year [started March 21, 2020].

Iran extracts over 64.2mn tons of iron ore last year

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran extracted more than 64.2 million of iron ore in the past Iranian calendar year [from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020].

Iran, ‘leading steel producer, exporter’ in ME region

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran is a leading country in the field of producing and exporting steel in the Middle East region.

Iran’s production capacity of steel sections hits 47mn tons

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – As the capacity of steel sections’ production plants in the country until the current Iranian calendar year was predicted to reach 45 million tons, production capacity of steel sections has currently exceeded 47 million tons at large, the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade reported on Tue.

Iran’s steel output vol. rises 14.1% despite coronavirus pandemic: WSA

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – As the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has shut down many industrial and production units and also has reduced steel production in world, Iran’s steel production experienced a 14.1 percent growth in Mar. 2020, World Steel Association (WSA) announced.

Iran’s steel ingot exports up 26% last year

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Statistical tables showed that 6,908,000 tons of steel ingot was exported from the country in the past Iranian calendar year [from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020], registering a 26 percent hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Iran’s crude steel output vol. up 13.2% in three months: WSA

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Concurrent with 1.4 percent decline in the global steel production volume in three months of the current year in 2020 [from Jan. to March], Iran’s steel output volume registered a 13.2 hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Iran’s crude steel production hits 5.2% growth in 11 months

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Some 21,679,000 tons of crude steel were produced in the 11 months of the last Iranian calendar year [from March 21, 2019 to Feb. 19, 2020], showing a 5.2 percent growth as compared to the same period last year.