Iranian concentrate price increased 1$ on daily basis and 7.3% on weekly basis. Low grade products grow 13.7% comparing current week to previous week and Iranian hematite fines price declines 1.7% at the same period. It is worth noting that Iran government is going to add 25% export duties on iron ore to cool down…
Iran Steel Firm Market on Strong Demand:
Steel market resists and the prices are firm. Though US dollar rate in free market has reduced, the steel demand is yet strong and avoids prices to fall. But we should wait and see what the steel outlook is in future. Iran steel is demanded strongly not only in domestic market but also surrounding countries.…
Steel’s Bearish Trend:
Index for steel in global markets follows the fall of iron ore market.
Necessity of Improvement in Iran Mining Section
Iran mineral section allocates 21% of the non-oil exports of this country which worth about 9.2 billion dollars. Steel and its products as well as iron ore concentrate and pellets, copper and its products and cement are the most important export minerals of Iran. Last year a growth was seen in steel, coke, copper and…
Global Steel Output in July
Globally, the speed of #steel_production cooled down in July. 156.89 million MT of #steel was produced in July (+1.9%) which in comparison with the first 7 month of 2019=1083 million MT (+4.5%) has reduced significantly. #Iran by producing 2.2 million MT steel (+11.1%) in July seen an improvement in its steel production in comparison with…
Firm prices of Iran’s steel in export markets
Price difference between Iran’s billet on FOB term and #billet of #CIS has reduced to 17$ from 55$ on January! Due to the #US_sanctions against Iran, 17$ difference is acceptable. Last week the #steel_price of Iran in export markets was reported firm. #Iranian_steelmakers have fully booked for October shipments and are in negotiations for November…