Iran's Steel Exports Fall, Imports Rise

A total of 9 million tons of finished and semi-finished steel products were exported from Iran in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2021) to register a 13.1% decline compared with last year's similar period, the Iranian Steel Producers Association reported.
Semi-finished steel made up 6.1 million tons of the total export volume, down 11% YOY.
Billet and bloom had the lion’s share of semis exports with an aggregate of 4.5 million tons, even though the sum was 6% lower than the previous corresponding period's 4.83 million tons. Slab followed with 1.59 million tons, down 23% YOY. Iranian steelmakers exported 2.07 million tons of slab during the same period of the previous year. 
Exports of finished steel products declined by 18% to 2.83 million tons during last year.