EghtesadOnline: Sefid-Dasht Steel Complex produced 291,269 tons of direct-reduced iron during the eight months since the beginning of the current fiscal year (Oct. 23-Nov. 21), indicating a 250% upsurge year-on-year, the deputy head of the company, Jamshid Alibabaei, said.

EghtesadOnline: Iran keeps ramping up the production of direct-reduced iron , refusing to yield the palm to India, which follows Iran in the list of top producers.

EghtesadOnline: Iran produced 16.65 million tons of direct-reduced iron during the seven months of 2019 (January to July) to register a 16.3% growth compared to the corresponding period of 2018, the latest report released by the World Steel Association shows.

EghtesadOnline: A total of 9.46 million tons of direct-reduced iron were produced in Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), indicating a 10% rise compared with last year’s similar period, the Iranian Steel Producers Association's latest report shows.

EghtesadOnline: A total of 7.1 million tons of direct-reduced iron were produced in Iran during the first three fiscal months (March 21-June 21) to register a 13% growth compared with the corresponding period of the year before.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's largest steelmaker Mobarakeh Steel Company is the world's biggest producer of direct-reduced iron .

EghtesadOnline: The government has banned the export of direct-reduced iron to increase supply to local downstream plants.