Steel Production Rises Amid Poor Exports, Jump in Imports

Iranian steelmakers’ production registered growth during the first 11 months of last Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Feb. 19) compared with the corresponding period of the year before, latest data released by the Iranian Steel Producers Association show.
They produced a total of 27.71 million tons of semi-finished products during the period, 9% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Production of billet and bloom stood at 16.9 million tons, registering a 12% rise. Slab output stood at 10.81 million tons to mark a 6% rise. 
The output of finished steel increased by 11% to 20.03 million tons.