Iranian steel mills produced a total of 22.2 million tons of crude steel during from the beginning of this year to the end of September, registering a 9.8% rise compared with the corresponding period of 2021, the World Steel Association said in its latest report.
The report also shows Iran's September output hit 2.7 million tons, registering a 26.7% year-on-year rise.
In terms of world ranking, Iran maintained its global standing as the world’s 10th biggest crude steelmaker.
China was the world’s largest producer during the nine-month period with 780.8 million tons of steel output, down 3.4% YOY. It was followed by India with 93.3 million tons (up 6.4%), Japan with 67.8 million tons (down 6%), the United States with 61.5 million tons (down 4.3%), Russia with 54.6 million tons (down 6%), South Korea with 50.5 million tons (down 4.4%), Germany with 28.2 million tons (down 6%) and Turkey with 25.9 million tons (down 5.3%).