TEHRAN – Iran is set to make more than 13 million tons of steel products out of steel bars, Taqi Bahrami, head of the Steel Industries Association (SIA) said here on Sunday.

In the last Iranian year (ended on March 20, 2007), steel production stood at 11.2 million tons, of which over 9.2 million tons was from public sector and private sector’s production was about two million tons, he added.

SIA predicted 800,000 tons of girder output in the current Iranian year, planning to establish five girder factories to meet the domestic needs, revealed the official.