He said that the country experienced an export volume of over two million tons of steel byproducts during the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015).

This was the first time Iran had such a figure, he added.

He said thanks to the desirable situation of the Iranian steel industries, the country is planning to double the figure this year.

The deputy minister also stressed the need for granting special financial facilities to the steel sector and said the active participants in the industries should be awarded.