The 20th Annual International Steel Exhibition and Symposium began in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province with the participation of 70 foreign companies.
Last year, the 19th Annual Steel Symposium was held in Kish Island in Hormuzgan Province with the participation of only 25 foreign companies, said the Secretary of Iron and Steel Society of Iran Ali Shafi'ei.
He added that 165 domestic companies are taking part the event.
The official listed some of the some participating as Germany, Britain, France, India, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Turkey.
According to figures released by World Steel Association (WSA) February 21, Iran produced 1.52 million tons of crude steel in January, showing a growth of 11.3 percent compared to the figure for the same month of 2015, which was 1.36 million tons.
The country produced 17.895 million tons of crude steel last year, showing a rise of 10.8 percent compared with the figure for 2015, which was 16.146 million tons.
Iran ranked 14th among crude steel producers in 2016 to remain unchanged from its standing in 2015 and 2014.
