tag Iran steel industry

Major Iranian Steelmakers’ Exports Reach 7.38m Tons

EghtesadOnline: A lot of industries may be struggling in Iran, but steel is not one of them, as the country's mills ended last fiscal year (on March 20, 2018) with solid growth in exports.
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Publish Date:15/April/2018 | 10:01

Iran Steel Industry Risks, Rewards

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian steel industry has survived the 2015-16 valley of death and is now reaping the benefits of an improving global market condition.
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Publish Date:31/January/2018 | 07:37

POSCO Steel Deal Blocked Amid Saudi Tensions

EghtesadOnline: The latest development in the tug-of-war between Iran and Saudi Arabia has manifested in the kingdom blocking an investment deal by South Korea in Iran’s steel industry.
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Publish Date:24/January/2018 | 09:47

Top Brass in Steel Sector Meet at Industries Ministry

EghtesadOnline: Private sector players and government officials engaged in the steel sector met on Sunday at the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade to discuss the steel industry’s potential and challenges in the runup to the Eighth Iran Steel Market Conference.
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Publish Date:25/December/2017 | 06:01

MSC Plans to Purchase Oxin Controlling Stake

EghtesadOnline: There seems to be no end in sight to Mobarakeh Steel Company’s expansive domination in the Iranian steel industry, as the country’s largest steelmaker has announced plans to buy a stake in Iran’s only wide-plate producer.
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Publish Date:26/November/2017 | 06:56

Sinosteel Presents Pelletizing Tech in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: China’s Sinosteel Corporation presented its pellet production technology during a ceremony held in Tehran with Iranian steel industry officials and players in attendance.
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Publish Date:25/October/2017 | 14:40

Persian Reduction Technology to Lower Steelmakers’ Costs

EghtesadOnline: Iran has long relied on its cheap energy costs and abundance of raw materials to sustain its steel industry, having to forego development of new technologies due to years of stringent international sanctions over its nuclear program.
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Publish Date:23/October/2017 | 10:05

Iran Steel Industry Hamstrung by Graphite Electrode Shortage

EghtesadOnline: Sometimes all it takes to retard a well-oiled machine is one loose cog. And for the Iranian steel industry, the increasingly limited supply of graphite electrode is the inconspicuous gear capable of impeding its growth.
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Publish Date:07/October/2017 | 05:55

Prelude to Iranian Steel Market Conference 2018

EghtesadOnline: Iranian government officials and steel industry players met at Financial Tribune’s office in Tehran on Sunday to set the agenda and the general outlook for the Eighth Iranian Steel Market Conference, otherwise known as ISMC 2018, which is scheduled to be held in the Iranian capital on Jan. 30-31.
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Publish Date:11/September/2017 | 10:32

China’s Troubled Relationship With Iranian Steel Industry

EghtesadOnline: Chinese steel was everywhere in the world for the good part of the past few years. Disheartened Iranian producers were unable to compete with low prices and downstream users sidestepped local suppliers to lower their production costs.
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Publish Date:20/August/2017 | 09:46

Steel Sector Buoyant as Imports Take a Plunge

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s steel imports were down across the entire spectrum of products in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20).
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Publish Date:20/May/2017 | 10:55

Iran Steel Industry Roadblocks Ahead

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian steel industry’s path to its 2025 capacity expansion goals has proven to be a bumpy one, with new challenges surfacing every year.
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Publish Date:15/February/2018 | 09:01

Steel Industry Challenges

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian steel industry is arguably the main driver of the country’s mining sector, taking the top spot among all metal products with the highest output and overseas sales.
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Publish Date:09/October/2017 | 24:50

Steel Production Chain Imbalance Impeding Industry Expansion

EghtesadOnline: The government has turned to various experts for assessing the steel industry’s status quo and analyzing its expansion program’s progress and shortcomings in the last few years.
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Publish Date:19/September/2017 | 09:23

ESCO Rides Rising Tide of Iranian Steel Exports

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian steel industry’s effective push toward exports has helped Esfahan Steel Company bolster its presence overseas, the company’s head of sales and marketing announced.
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Publish Date:18/September/2017 | 05:23

Iran 2025 Steel Vision Reviewed

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian steel industry is pushing ahead with its ambitious plan to become the world’s sixth largest steelmaker as per its 2025 Vision Plan. New crude steel and raw material output capacity are being added every year and production is following a growing trend.
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Publish Date:16/June/2017 | 08:44

Steel Expansion Plan Needs More Ferrosilicon

EghtesadOnline: Ferrosilicon production is an integral part of the steel industry and its downstream sectors. Iran is currently producing nearly enough of the raw material to feeds its furnaces, but the ambitious expansion plan it follows will require more and more of the alloy in the next few years.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 09:56