Iran’s global standing in crude steel production has improved, as the country became the world’s ninth biggest producer in January 2022, new data released by the World Steel Association show.
The country had previously held the 10th rank for a long time.
Iranian steel mills produced a total of 2.7 million tons of crude steel in January, registering a 27.7% rise compared with the same month of 2022.
Iran registered the biggest growth in crude steel production during the month under review among the top 10 biggest producers in the world.
China was the world’s largest producer with 79.5 billion tons, up 2.3% year-on-year. It was followed by India with 10.9 million tons (down 0.2%), Japan with 7.2 million tons (down 6.9%), the United States with 6.5 million tons (down 6.8%), Russia with 5.8 million tons (down 8.9%), South Korea with 5.5 million tons (down 9.8%) and Germany with 2.9 million tons (down 9.8%).
Iran is placed after Brazil (eighth) with 2.8 million tons (down 4.8%).
Turkey comes after Iran with 2.6 million tons (down 17.6%).
The world’s 64 steelmakers produced 145.3 million tons of crude steel in January, down 3.3%. Countries located in Asia and Oceania collectively produced 107.5 million tons of the total.
The Middle East produced 3.8 million tons of crude steel during the period, registering an increase of 19.7%.
Crude steel is defined as steel in its first solid (or usable) form: ingots and semi-finished products (billets, blooms and slabs). This is not to be confused with liquid steel, which is steel poured.
The World Steel Association is one of the largest and most dynamic industrial associations, with members in every major steel-producing country.
Worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.
The 64 countries included in the Worldsteel report produce 85% of global steel. These steelmakers produced 1.83 billion tons of steel last year, down 4.3%.
In 2022, countries located in Asia and Oceania collectively produced 1.35 billion tons of the total while the Middle East produced 44 million tons of crude steel, posting an increase of 7.1% compared with the same period of the previous year.
Iranian steel mills produced a total of 30.6 million tons of crude steel in 2022, registering an 8% growth compared with 2021.
MSC is the biggest steelmaker in Iran and the Middle East and North Africa region, accounting for about half of the country's steel production.
The state-owned company is located 65 km southwest of the city of Isfahan, near the city of Mobarakeh, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is one of the largest industrial complexes operating in Iran. MSC was commissioned after Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979 and initiated operations during 1993. It underwent major revamping during the 2000s.
MSC's products consist of hot- and cold-rolled sheets and coils, pickled coils, narrow strip coil, tinplate sheet and coil galvanized coil, prepainted coil and slab produced according to national and international standards.
These products meet the needs of various industries, such as automotive, home appliances, pipe making, pressure vessels, food, chemical and medical packing, construction, transportation, naval industries and metal equipment.
