Khuzestan Steel to boost annual output
Iranian steelmaker Khuzestan Steel Complex's annual steel
production is expected to reach 2.3 million tons by the end of the Fourth Development Plan (2005-10), the company sources reported.
Mr. Verdinejad, Managing Director of the company, said "
Iran's total steel
production capacity will hit 5.7 million tons by 2010, putting the country's per capita steel
consumption at 180 kilos.