Iran has produced as much as 22.1 million metric tons (mt) of steel in the first nine months of 2023, showing a 0.6% decline compared to last year’s corresponding period, according to World Steel Association (worldsteel).
The worldsteel figures cited in a Tuesday report by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation (IMIDRO), also put the global steel output of the nine-month period at 1.406 billion mt which is also down 0.1% year-on-year.
The top 63 world steelmakers produced as much as 149.3 million mt of steel in September which indicates a 1.5% decrease in comparison to figures reported in September 2022.
Iran produced some 2.4 million mt of steel in September to maintain its 10th place among world steel producers.