Steel Exports Fall, Imports Rise

Exports of different forms of steel declined in the financial year 2022-23 (ended March 20), latest data released by the Iranian Steel Producers Association show.
A total of 7.37 million tons of semi-finished steel products were exported, which register a 4% decline compared with the previous year.
Billet and bloom had the lion’s share of semis exports with an aggregate of 5.32 million tons, up 4% compared with the year before.
Slab exports stood at 2.04 million tons, down 21%.