BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14
Trend:
Iran's raw steel exports amounted to 6.64 million tons in total, during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (from March 21, 2021 through February 19, 2022), Trend reports via the statistics of the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).
According to the statistics, this is an increase of 19 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
“In addition, Iran exported 3.01 million tons of steel products in 11 months, which is an increase of 14 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year,” the statistics said.
Moreover, Iran imported 650,000 tons of steel products within the mentioned period. This is a decrease of 23 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 11 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Feb. 19, 2022) |
First 11 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Feb. 18, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
First 11 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Feb. 19, 2022) |
First 11 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Feb. 18, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Billet and bloom |
2,000 |
4,000 |
-50 |
4.63 million |
4.23 million |
10 |
|
Slab |
3,000 |
1,000 |
200 |
2.01 million |
1.37 million |
47 |
|
Total |
5,000 |
5,000 |
0 |
6.64 million |
5.6 million |
19 |
Table for production of steel products:
|
Products |
Import (tons) |
Export (tons) |
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|
First 11 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Feb. 19, 2022) |
First 11 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Feb. 18, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
First 11 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Feb. 19, 2022) |
First 11 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Feb. 18, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Hot rolled steel sheet |
127,000 |
323,000 |
-61 |
411,000 |
526,000 |
-22 |
|
Cold rolled steel sheet |
242,000 |
250,000 |
-3 |
16,000 |
26,000 |
-38 |
|
Galvanized steel |
198,000 |
198,000 |
0 |
96,000 |
77,000 |
25 |
|
Sum of steel rolls |
573,000 |
771,000 |
-26 |
523,000 |
629,000 |
-17 |
Table for exports and import of long steel products:
|
Products |
Import (tons) |
Export (tons) |
||||
|
First 11 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Feb. 19, 2022) |
First 11 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Feb. 18, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
First 11 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Feb. 19, 2022) |
First 11 months of the last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Feb. 18, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
Steel poles |
15,000 |
9,000 |
67 |
131,000 |
160,000 |
-18 |
|
Fittings |
29,000 |
25,000 |
16 |
2.17 million |
1.68 million |
29 |
|
Steel angle |
33,000 |
42,000 |
-21 |
180,000 |
170,000 |
6 |
|
Sum of long steel products |
77,000 |
76,000 |
1 |
2.48 million |
2.01 million |
24 |
|
Total |
650,000 |
847,000 |
-23 |
3.01 million |
2.64 million |
14 |
According to the report, Iran exported 985,000 tons of sponge iron in 11 months. This is an increase of 20 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
So, 819,000 tons of sponge iron were exported in Iran in the same period last Iranian year.
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