BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. The crude steel production in Iran grew by 2.7 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 country's Steel Producers Association shows that this figure amounted to nearly 12.5 million tons against 12.1 million tons a year before.
During the reporting period, Iran produced 8.96 million tons of steel products, which is 2.9 percent less than the same period last year when production was 9.23 million tons.
In the past five months, sponge iron production reached about 18 million tons, marking a 2.9 percent increase compared to 17.5 million tons in the same period last year.
Iron ore pellet production was 26.8 million tons, down 0.9 percent from 27 million tons in the last year’s corresponding period.
Besides, iron ore concentrate production totaled 32.4 million tons, up 7.8 percent from 30 million tons during the five months last year.
To note, Iran’s steel production capacity is around 40 million tons per year.
During the last Iranian year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025), crude steel production was approximately 30.3 million tons, a 5.7 percent year-on-year decrease.
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