According to Iran's Steel Producers Association statistics, the total amount of steel production was 2,542,000 tons during the first month.
Meanwhile, slab ingots production reached 1,037,000 tons which experienced 12% rise compared with the same period last year.
Iran's steel industry, with a history of over half a century, today ranks first among competitors in the Middle East in terms of production and exports of this commodity and is expected to reach the 7th place the world until 2025.
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