Iran to Hit Record 52mn Tonnes in Steel Production Soon
(WorldNews Iran)

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran`s Minister of Mine, Industry and Trade Alireza Razm-Husseini in a meeting with Iraqi Trade Minister Alaa Ahmed al-Jubouri on Wednesday said that his country will soon hit a plateau of 52 million tonnes in steel production, mine, industry and trade sectors. The Islamic Republic has sought to boost the steel sector under its plan to increase non-oil revenues. It has succeeded in adding steel capacity which currently stands at 30 million tonnes a year, the minister said. The country aims to export 20 to 25 million tonnes of steel annually by 2025 when it expects to hit the vision...