Iran's Slab Export Rises by 102% in Current Persian Year
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Iran one of the largest exporter of semi-finished steel in world has exported around 2.69 MnT of Slab during the first 11 months of current Persian year (21 Mar'17-19 Feb'18), registered a growth of 102% Y-o-Y against 1.33 MnT in last Persian year. Major exporters of slab during the period were Khuzestan Steel Company which exported around 727,839 MT and HOSCO with total export of 1,009,085 MT in current Persian year.
Billet and bloom export went up by around 77% Y-o-Y. The nation exported 3.35 MnT billet and bloom in current Persian year against 1.89 MnT exported in last Persian year. Major exporters of billet and bloom were KSC which exported around 725,901 MT billets and 1,052,183 MT blooms. South Kaveh steel exported around 707,000 MT billet in current Persian year.
DRI export increased remarkably by around 272% Y-o-Y, the nation exported around 639,000 MT DRI in current Persian year against 172,000 MT exported in last Persian year.
Flat product export decreased significantly in current Persian year. HRC exports were down by 43% Y-o-Y in current Persian year. The nation exported around 585,000 MT in current Persian year against 1,024,000 MT exported in last Persian year. On parallel lines, the nation exported 17,000 MT CRC in current Persian year, registered a downfall of 88% Y-o-Y.
Export of Rebar witnessed a growth of 39% in 11 months of current Persian year. The nation exported 248,000 MT of rebar in current Persian year against 178,000 MT exported in previous year. Export of wire rod increased by around 334% in current Persian year. The nation exported 243,000 MT in current Persian year against 56,000 MT. The nation exported 151,000 MT of beam in current Persian year, registered a downfall of 15% Y-o-Y.
ESCO was the major long steel exporter during the current Persian year. Rebar export by the company was noted to be around 129,500 MT, beam and coil exported during the period was 89,407 MT and 59,385 MT respectively. Khorasan Steel Company exported 112,852 MT of rebar during the period.
| Export | Production | |||||
| Products | First 11 Months of last Persian Year | First 11 Months of current Persian Year | Y-o-Y | First 11 Months of last Persian Year | First 11 Months of current Persian Year | Y-o-Y |
| Beam | 178,000 | 151,000 | -15% | 941,000 | 1,013,000 | 8% |
| Rebar | 178,000 | 248,000 | 39% | 6,164,000 | 5,712,000 | -7% |
| Wire Rod | 56,000 | 243,000 | 334% | N/A | N/A | - |
| HRC | 1,024,000 | 585,000 | -43% | 6,383,000 | 7,062,000 | 11% |
| CRC | 147,000 | 17,000 | -88% | 1,738,000 | 2,140,000 | 23% |
| Coated Sheet | 26,000 | 57,000 | 119% | 996,000 | 1,395,000 | 40% |
| Other Steel | 37,000 | 74,000 | 100% | 366,000 | 788,000 | 115% |
| Billet and Bloom | 1,891,000 | 3,351,000 | 77% | 8,720,000 | 10,654,000 | 22% |
| Slab | 1,334,000 | 2,691,000 | 102% | 8,111,000 | 9,364,000 | 15% |
| DRI | 172,000 | 639,000 | 272% | 16,585,000 | 20,484,000 | 24% |
Source: ISPA
Quantity in MT
Inputs taken from Chilan Online
