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News ID: 83749
Publish Date : 11 October 2020 - 21:41

Iranian Steelmakers Export Over 2.3mn Tons in 6 Months

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iranian steel producers exported 2.358 million tons of steel ingots and products during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), IRNA reported.
Khouzestan Steel Company (KSC) exported 361,138 tons of steel to become the major exporter among Iranian steelmakers.
 steel production is known as the most brilliant industrial sector of Iran and the country’s steel production capacity is currently 42 million tons and this year up to 32 million tons of steel production will be produced domestically.
Iran has an annual production of 10 million tons of concentrate and 18 million tons of pellets in its current program.
According to earlier reports, statistics show 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 20 to August 21).