TEHRAN- Iran’s production of sponge iron in the ten-month period ended on January 20 rose 14 percent compared to the same period of time in the past year, Industrial Development and Revolution Organization (IDRO) announced.

The amount of sponge iron produced by ten Iranian producers stood at 15.84 million tons in the mentioned time span, IRIB news reported on Saturday.

Meanwhile production of sponge iron in the tenth Iranian calendar month Dey (December 22, 2017-January 20, 2018) stood at 1.520 million tons, with 11 percent increase from the figure of the same month in the past year.

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