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Sun, 07/31/2011 - 11:34
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Iran Ups Steel Production
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's raw steel production has increased by 11.4% in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in the previous year, the World Steel Association reported.
Iran produced 6.527 million tons of crude steel in the first six months of the current year.
The total crude steel production of the Middle East stood at about 10.254 million tons in the mentioned period.
Iran was the second biggest steel producer in the Middle East in 2010.
The main steel mills of the country are located in Isfahan and Khuzestan provinces.
The major raw steel producers of Iran are the Mobarakeh Steel Mill, with approximately 47% of the market share, the Khuzestan Steel Company with about 23%, the Isfahan Foundry with about 20%, and the Iran National Steel Industries Group with approximately 10% of the market share.
In February, Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian had said the annual steel production capacity of the country will increase to 20 million tons in the near future.
Iran produced 6.527 million tons of crude steel in the first six months of the current year.
The total crude steel production of the Middle East stood at about 10.254 million tons in the mentioned period.
Iran was the second biggest steel producer in the Middle East in 2010.
The main steel mills of the country are located in Isfahan and Khuzestan provinces.
The major raw steel producers of Iran are the Mobarakeh Steel Mill, with approximately 47% of the market share, the Khuzestan Steel Company with about 23%, the Isfahan Foundry with about 20%, and the Iran National Steel Industries Group with approximately 10% of the market share.
In February, Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian had said the annual steel production capacity of the country will increase to 20 million tons in the near future.
