World Steel Association announced that Iran’s steel production has witnessed a 6% increase since the beginning of 2013.

According to the November report of the association, Iran produced 14.071 million tonnes of steel from January to November, showing a 6% rise compared with the same period in 2012. Iran produced 13.274 million tonnes of steel from January to November in 2012.

The rise in production comes despite the West’s sanctions against Iran over its nuclear energy program and the subsequent restrictions in the sale of industrial equipment and raw materials to Iran.

The report said, global crude steel output for the 65 countries reporting to the association stood at 127 million tonnes in November 2013, up 3.6% year on year.

The report also indicated that from January to November 2013, the overall steel production of the 65 countries rose to 1.446 billion tonnes, registering a four-percent growth from last year.