Iran exported 250,500 MT Slab and 161,000 MT Billet through bulk shipment in 8th month of current Persian year (23 Oct – 21 Nov’17) – As per vessel line up data.
As per the vessel line up data maintained by SteelMint, Iran’s bulk slab export during 8th month of current Persian year stood around 250,500 MT in current month against 60,750 MT in previous month. As per market sources, Iran export around 80-85% of semi-finished steel through sea, whereas, around 15-20% is exported from land.
Iran majorly exported to Thailand (95,500 MT), Italy (40,000 MT) and India (20,000 MT).
On other hand, Iran bulk billet export during 8th month of current Persian year was around 161,000 MT as per the vessel line up data maintained by SteelMint. Iran exported majorly to UAE (134,000 MT) and Indonesia (27,000 MT). The nation exported around 217,000 MT of billet through bulk shipment in last month.
Note: The data above is based on the vessel line data, it doesn’t include container shipment and the Inter-Gulf ships arriving at BIK / BAB anchorages with very short notice.



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