Minister Hails Performance of Mobarakeh Steel Company
Minister Hails Performance of Mobarakeh Steel Company
TEHRAN – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahamani hailed the performance and activities of Mobarakeh Steel Company.

After listening to the Mobarakeh Steel Company Manager Mr. Hamid Reza Azimian’s report, Mr Rahmani praised the measures taken by the MSC in this biggest national steel-manufacturing group and called it valuable and appreciable.

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He called for retaining current level of production, adding that in the current condition, boosting efficiency and employing all current capacities is very crucial.

Rahmani added that indigenizing equipment and parts which are used in the national steel industry and completing all projects like electrode production line of Ardekan are crucial.

In the meeting, the CEO of the steel-manufacturing group Mr. Azimian highlighted major performance of the MSC in the last Iranian calendar year and announced major programs for the current year, adding that the MSC is determined to boost production.

Azimian noted that all targets of the group for producing sponge iron in the past year have been materialized and the personnel of the MSC would do their best to materialize the objectives which have been set by the Supreme Leader for this year.

He added that the group eyes the production of 8.5m tons of raw steel, 6.5m tons of hot coil and more than 1.5m tons of raw coil in its units this year and it has planned production of 11m tons of sponge iron in its subsidiary unit in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari.

He also pointed to the new achievements of the MSC in producing especial sheets for auto-makers and pipe-manufacturers, adding that by the 85-percent growth in offering the products in the market since four years ago, the imports of flat steel has decreased from 4m tons to 850,000 tons and it is a big achievement for self-sufficiency.

 

  • source : IRAN NEWS