BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. Iran’s total iron and steel exports rose by 10 percent in value and 30 percent in volume in the first five months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through August 22, 2025) compared to the same period of the last year (from March 20 through August 21, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Steel Producers Association
shows that during the five-month interval, Iran's exportation
metrics indicate a throughput of 15.7 million tons of ferrous
materials, specifically iron and steel, translating to a monetary
valuation of $2.97 billion. This reflects an uptick compared to the
previous year's corresponding timeframe, where the figures stood at
12.1 million tons with a valuation of $2.7 billion.
In the specified reporting timeframe, Iran's crude steel export
metrics indicated a total of 3.16 million tons, translating to a
valuation of $1.31 billion. This reflects a 10 percent uptick in
monetary value and a substantial 25 percent escalation in
volumetric output relative to the corresponding timeframe of the
previous fiscal year, which recorded 2.53 million tons valued at
$1.2 billion.
During the specified reporting interval, the outbound shipments of
steel commodities totaled 1.45 million tons, translating to a
valuation of $676 million. This reflects a decrement of 12 percent
in monetary terms and a reduction of seven percent in physical
volume relative to the corresponding timeframe of the previous
year, which recorded 1.55 million tons valued at $768 million.
To note, the production capacity of steel in Iran is approximately 40 million metric tons annually.
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