BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 16
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's raw steel exports amounted to 5.8 million tons in total, during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (from March 21, 2021 through January 20, 2022), Trend reports via the statistics of the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
According to the statistics, this is an increase of 13 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
“In addition, Iran exported 2.73 million tons of steel products in 10 months, which is an increase of 15 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year,” the statistics said.
Moreover, Iran imported 592,000 tons of steel products within the mentioned period. This is a decrease of 26 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year, the statistics said.
Table for export and import of raw steel products:
|
Products |
Import (tons) |
Export (tons) |
||||
|
First 10 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022) |
First 10 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Jan. 19, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
First 10 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022) |
First 10 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Jan. 19, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Billet and bloom |
4,000 |
2,000 |
-50 |
3.92 million |
3.92 million |
0 |
|
Slab |
3,000 |
1,000 |
200 |
1.89 million |
1.2 million |
56 |
|
Total |
5,000 |
5,000 |
0 |
5.8 million |
5.13 million |
13 |
Table for production of steel products:
|
Products |
Import (tons) |
Export (tons) |
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|
First 10 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022) |
First 10 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Jan. 19, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
First 10 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022) |
First 10 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Jan. 19, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Hot rolled steel sheet |
113,000 |
308,000 |
-63 |
389,000 |
476,000 |
-18 |
|
Cold rolled steel sheet |
226,000 |
226,000 |
0 |
16,000 |
26,000 |
-38 |
|
Galvanized steel |
178,000 |
192,000 |
-7 |
90,000 |
73,000 |
23 |
|
Sum of steel rolls |
523,000 |
726,000 |
-28 |
495,000 |
575,000 |
-14 |
Table for exports and import of long steel products:
|
Products |
Import (tons) |
Export (tons) |
||||
|
First 10 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022) |
First 10 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Jan. 19, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
First 10 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022) |
First 10 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Jan. 19, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Steel poles |
14,000 |
9,000 |
56 |
118,000 |
151,000 |
-22 |
|
Fittings |
24,000 |
24,000 |
0 |
1.95 million |
1 .49 million |
31 |
|
Steel angle |
31,000 |
41,000 |
-24 |
164,000 |
159,000 |
3 |
|
Sum of long steel products |
69,000 |
74,000 |
-7 |
2.23 million |
1.8 million |
24 |
|
Total |
586,000 |
681,000 |
-14 |
2.48 million |
1.98 million |
25 |
According to the report, Iran exported 985,000 tons of sponge iron in 10 months. This is an increase of 48 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
So, 666,000 tons of sponge iron were exported in Iran in the same period last Iranian year.
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