TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iran’s ministry of industry, mine and trade has reported that the country is planning to produce 32 million tons of crude steel in the current calendar year (started March 21, 2021).
Iran’s ministry of industry, mine and trade is planning to produce 32 million tons of crude steel, to set a 27.7 percent rise in comparison with last year (ended March 20, 2020).
According to the statistics, Iranian steelmakers produced 28,374,900 tons of crude steel last year.
In a report, Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) announced that Iran ranked 10th among the greatest world steel producers in the first three months of 2021 with 7.5 million tons of production.
According to the World Steel Association (WSA) statistics, the production of the 64 steel-producing countries has reached 486.9 million tons, indicating a 10% growth compared to the same period in 2020.
China, India, Japan, the U.S., and Russia stood first to fifth with 271, 29.6, 23.7, 20.4, and 18.9 million tons.
South Korea, Germany, Turkey, and Brazil ranked sixth through ninth in the WSA ranking with 17.6, 10, 9.8, and 8.7 million tons.