Steel Production Increases as Export, Import Decline: ISPA 

Iranian steelmakers registered growth in production during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22) compared with last year’s corresponding period.
According to the Iranian Steel Producers Association, the output of semi-finished products stood at 10.59 million tons during the period, 11% more than in the corresponding period of last year.
Production of billet and bloom stood at an aggregate 6.29 million tons, registering a 9% year-on-year rise while that of slab reached 4.3 million tons to mark a 13% YOY rise. 
The output of finished steel increased by 15% to 7.43 million tons during the period.