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Iran steel production up 3%
TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (MNA) – Iran produced 8.8 million tons of crude steel in the first ten-month of current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2009).
The amount shows an incease of 3 percent in comparison to the previous year’s figure.
Some 8,321,000 tons of steel products were also produced in the mentioned period.
Some 907,218 tons of steel worth $400 million have also been exported in the mentioned period, which is 83 percent more than the previous year’s figure.
The International Iron and Steel Institute named Iran as the 16th largest steel producer in the world in 2009.
The institute noted that Iran had advanced three places compared to 2008.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has outpaced Canada and the UK by producing 10.9 million tons of steel annually.
The amount shows an incease of 3 percent in comparison to the previous year’s figure.
Some 8,321,000 tons of steel products were also produced in the mentioned period.
Some 907,218 tons of steel worth $400 million have also been exported in the mentioned period, which is 83 percent more than the previous year’s figure.
The International Iron and Steel Institute named Iran as the 16th largest steel producer in the world in 2009.
The institute noted that Iran had advanced three places compared to 2008.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has outpaced Canada and the UK by producing 10.9 million tons of steel annually.
