Production of steel in Iran stood at 56.5 million tons in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) announced.
As previously announced by an official with the ISPA, production of steel in the country increased by 8.5 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), as compared to the preceding year.
According to Vahid Yaghoubi, the country’s steel production reached 30.4 million tons in the previous year, while the output stood at 28 million tons in the year 1400.—Tehran Times
