Financial Tribune - Iranian steel mills produced a total of 21.51 million tons of crude steel during the first 10 months of 2019 (January to October), which indicates a 6.2% rise compared with the corresponding period of 2018, the latest report released by the World Steel Association shows.

The country's October output grew 7.5% year-on-year to hit 2.2 million tons, according to the Brussels-based international trade body for the iron and steel industry.

Iran�s world ranking remains unchanged compared to Worldsteel's previous monthly report: the world�s 10th biggest crude steel producer.

The country is placed between Brazil (ninth) with 27.21 million tons of production and Italy (11th) with 19.84 million tons, the new report shows.