"Mobarakeh produced 5.1 million mt of slab in the last Iranian year (21.03.2008-21.03.2009) which is seven percent higher than in the previous year," Mohammad Rajaie, managing director of Iranian state-owned steelmaker Mobarakeh Steel Company, has stated.
Mr. Rajaie went on to add, "We have completed one of our development projects which has added 1.2 million mt per year to our previous slab capacity of 4.2 million mt per year." He added that half of the capacity of the development project in question, i.e. 600,000 mt, has already come on stream and that the remainder will come on stream at a later stage.