Iran is the largest steel producer in worldsteel’s Middle East region, making most of its steel from direct-reduced iron in electric arc furnaces.
It ranked tenth in worldsteel’s 2025 production table. The largest plants include Mobarakeh Steel near Isfahan and Khuzestan Steel in Ahvaz. Exports face international sanctions.
32.0 Mt in 2025 (31.4 Mt in 2024)
20.3 Mt of finished steel in 2025 (20.2 Mt in 2024)
Source: worldsteel, World Steel in Figures 2026. More figures on Steel statistics.
Who sets standards in Iran, and the rule for goods under compulsory standards.
The Iranian National Standards Organization (INSO, formerly ISIRI) is the national standards body. Goods covered by compulsory standards need a certificate of conformity from INSO before import; goods that cannot be tested in Iran are inspected at origin by approved inspection companies.
Sources: INSO · Rules and regulations for import and export goods (2016)
The standards bodies on our steel grades & standards page: INSO.
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