Iran produced 2.895mn mt of crude steel in Jan 2020, up by 46.7pc from 1.971mn mt in Jan 2019, according to Iranian media, citing a report released by the World Steel Association (WSA).
According to WSA, global crude steel production rose by 7.2pc to 84.3mn mt last month over January 2019.
Sixty-four steel producers across the globe realised an output of 154.436mnmt in the month, up by 2.1pc from 151.228mn mt in January 2019.
Iranian steelmakers, as per local media, produced 16.595mn mt of steel products in the Mar 21, 2019-Jan 20, 2020 period.