BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 9. The production of Iran's Arfa Iron and Steel Company grew by 16 percent during the five months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through August 22, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through August 21, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the company shows that over the reporting period, its production amounted to 329,000 tons against 285,000 tons in the same period last year.
During the five months of this year, the company's product sales reached nearly 333,000 tons, of which approximately 45,000 tons accounted for export.
Over this period, the company's revenue from sales equaled 100 trillion rials (roughly $ 174 million), which is 49 percent more than in the same period last year (69.5 trillion rials or about $121 million).
In the fifth month (from July 23 through August 22, 2025), the production of Arfa Iron and Steel Company amounted to 58,300 tons versus 4,800 tons in the same month of last year (from July 22 through August 21, 2024), marking a growth in production of more than 12 times.
In the fifth month, the company's sales amounted to nearly 112,000 tons, of which 24,000 tons were for export.
Arfa Iron and Steel Company is located in the central Yazd province in Iran. Thу company has the potential to produce 800,000 tons of steel and 1.2 million tons of iron ore concentrate per year.
The steel production potential in Iran is around 40 million tons per year.
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