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195320
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Iran to Bring Annual Steel Production to 43mln Tons
TEHRAN (FNA)- Caretaker of Iran's Ministry of Industries and Mines Mehdi Qazanfari announced that the country plans to increase its crude steel production capacity to 43mln tons by the next two year.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of two steel companies in Northwestern Iran, Qazanfari stated that projects are underway to increase the crude steel production capacity of the country to 43 million tons by 2013.
He also announced that Iran's annual crude steel production has doubled over a five-year period and reached 20 million tons in 2010 from 10 million tons in 2005.
Qazanfari added that the country is importing about five million tons of steel every year.
According to the World Steel Association (WSA), Iran was the second leading steel producer in the Middle East in 2010 after Turkey.
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 percent of the market share, the Khuzestan Steel Company with about 23 percent, the Isfahan Foundry with about 20 percent, and the Iran National Steel Industries Group with approximately 10 percent of the market share.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of two steel companies in Northwestern Iran, Qazanfari stated that projects are underway to increase the crude steel production capacity of the country to 43 million tons by 2013.
He also announced that Iran's annual crude steel production has doubled over a five-year period and reached 20 million tons in 2010 from 10 million tons in 2005.
Qazanfari added that the country is importing about five million tons of steel every year.
According to the World Steel Association (WSA), Iran was the second leading steel producer in the Middle East in 2010 after Turkey.
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 percent of the market share, the Khuzestan Steel Company with about 23 percent, the Isfahan Foundry with about 20 percent, and the Iran National Steel Industries Group with approximately 10 percent of the market share.
