In total, the country's steel chain exceeded 30 million tonnes with a 66% increase in exports compared to 2022, which generated an income of $7.6 billion for the country.
   According to statistics provided by the Association of Iranian Steelmakers on the year-on-year performance of the country's steelmakers in terms of exports, from the beginning to the end of 2023, part of the country's steel production was exported; Export statistics during the mentioned period and their comparison with 2022 exports show that the country's steel exports by weight across the entire steel chain increased from 2.9% to 621%; At the same time, except for long profiles, flats and steel products, the export value of this chain has also increased significantly.
According to the export statistics of the country's steel chain, 2 million 955 thousand tons of long steel profiles were exported in the last 12 months of the year, or about 8.2 million.
   The export value of these steel profiles decreased by 3.2% in this statistical comparison.
Meanwhile, the total export value of long steel profiles last year was recorded at one billion and 468 million dollars, and this figure was one billion and 516 million dollars for 2022 exports.
The export of flat steel profiles also increased to 482 thousand tons worth $305 million in a total of 12 months of 2023, compared to 468 thousand tons exported in 1401 worth $329 million , although it increased by 2.9% in terms of export volume, but the export value This section of steel decreased by 7.4%.
In the 12 months of last year, three million and 473 thousand tons of steel products (worth one billion and 773 million dollars) were exported, compared to three million and 200 thousand tons of exports in during the first 12 months of 2022, for a value of one billion and 845 million dollars, an increase of 7.4. The percentage of export volume shows a 3.9 percent decline in the rial value of exports during these periods.
From the beginning of last year to the end of March, seven million 838 thousand tons of steel ingots with an export value of three billion and 757 million dollars were exported.
This export volume of steel ingots is 6.3% higher than its export amount for the whole year 2022, when seven million and 372 thousand tons of average steel worth three billion and 603 million dollars were exported.
The rial value of steel ingot exports increased by 4.3% in this statistical comparison.
According to statistics, the growth of exports of iron ore pellets, iron sponges and iron ore concentrates set a record both in terms of weight and rials.
In terms of weight, sponge iron exports increased by 70.8%; In 2022, approximately 864,000 tonnes of sponge iron were exported.
The export volume in 2023 reached 1 million tons and 470 thousand tons with an export value of $361 million.
The export value of this mineral product over 12 months of 2022 was recorded at $208 million; Thus, the rial value of exports increased by 73.9%.
The total export of iron ore pellets in 2023 is 10 million 459 thousand tons worth one billion and 96 million dollars, accounting for 84% in terms of weight and in terms of export value compared to the five million 684 thousand tons of exports amounted to 662 million dollars. They increased by 65.4%.
Finally, the highest growth in exports is specific to iron ore concentrate, which increased by 621%, from 928 thousand tons with an export value of 95 million dollars in 12 months of 2022 to 6 million 692 thousand tons with an export value of 609 million dollars. at the same time this year.
In this statistical comparison, the export value of iron ore concentrate increased by 539.4%.