Iranian Billet Export Increases by 13% in Current Persian Year
Iran, one of the largest billet exporter in MENA region has exported 1,417,000 MT billet and bloom during the first five months of current Persian year (21-Mar till 22-Aug’18). As per the data released by ISPA, export of billet during the period was reportedly up by 13% Y-o-Y against 1,258,000 MT during the same period of last Persian year.
Khouzastan Steel Company (KSC) was the largest exporter of billet and bloom during the period despite of the fact that the company didn’t exported any billet/bloom in the current month. The company exported 580,370 MT in current year, registered a downfall of 32% Y-o-Y against 853,393 MT exported in last Persian year.
South Kaveh Steel Company (SKSCO) was the second largest exporter of billet, the company exported 365,000 MT billet during the period, registered a growth of 23% Y-o-Y against 296,748 MT exported in last Persian year.
Khorasan Steel was the third largest exporter of bloom, the company exported 75,189 MT during the period.
Iranian Slab Export Increases by 11%
Iran, the major exporter of slab exported 1,608,000 MT during the 5 months of current Persian year, registered an increase of 11% Y-o-Y against 1,446,000 MT.
Khouzastan Steel Company (KSC) was the largest exporter of slab during the period, the company exported 530,096 MT slab in current Persian year, registered a growth of 70% Y-o-Y against 311,821 MT exported in last Persian year.
Hormozgan Steel Company (HOSCO), a subsidiary of MSC, has exported 373,549 MT slab during the period, exports were down by 15% against 439,470 MT.
Mobarakeh Steel Company (MSC) exported 263,006 MT slab, registered a growth of 30% against 202,312 MT exported in last year.
Iranian DRI Export Decreases by 6%
Iran exported 350,000 MT DRI during the 5 months of current Persian year, registered a growth of 4% against 337,000 MT exported in last Persian year.
source: SteelMint
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