Iran: Billet, bloom exports up 17% in first half of Persian year

Semi-finished steel – billet and bloom – exports from the world’s 10th largest steel producer Iran have edged up around 17% to 2.33 mn t in the first six months of the current Persian year (Mar 21- Sept 21) against 1.98 mn t recorded in the same period last year. Iran’s crude steel production stood at around 2.5 mn t in Aug’21, as per WSA data.