Steel products
Steel has various applications and uses in different industries. Steel is made of iron and carbon. But the amount of carbon and other metallic and non-metallic impurities play a very important role in the production of steel and its grade. There are more than 3500 degrees for different manufactured steels.
Changes in any of these materials can change the properties of steel in general. These grades are classified based on the chemical, physical and environmental properties of the steels.
The carbon content of steel can vary between 0.1 to 1.5 percent in a variety of steel products. But the highest amount of carbon in steel is between 0.1 to 0.25 percent. Metals such as manganese, phosphorus and sulfur are also used in steel production. Manganese makes steel more flexible, but phosphors and sulfurs are used to increase the strength of a variety of steel products.
Steel is generally made of iron and carbon. However, the amount of this carbon and other metallic and non-metallic impurities in the production of steel plays a very important role in the grade of that steel, and each of these changes can change the properties of steel in general.
Different types of steel
These different types of steel are classified according to the type of application and grade. In general, steel can be classified into the following four types :
- Carbon steels
- Alloy steels
- Stainless steels
- Tool steels
Each of these steels has its own uses and characteristics. Each of these categories is divided into a wide variety of subcategories. In the case of alloy steels, for example, the alloy formula gives a variety of products in this branch.
The largest steel trading company in Iran
In the ranking of companies, in addition to the “sales volume” index, 32 other indicators are measured. Due to the generality of the list of top companies in Iran and the variety of companies to homogenize the sales figure, the total operating income of the company is included.
In recent years, there are many steel trading companies operating in the country, the largest steel trading companies in Iran can be Kian Petroleum International Company along with large Iranian steel companies such as Mobarakeh Steel of Isfahan and Khuzestan Steel.
Kian Group International Company is the largest supplier and exporter of Steel products in Turkey, which with the cooperation of its representative in Iran, Kian Petroleum Company, is able to supply various oil, mineral and steel products directly from the doors of Iranian factories.
Kian Petroleum International Company, with the international certificate of quality management standard ISO 9001, is a supplier of steel sections from the Iran Commodity Exchange and also with direct contact with steel section producing units in Iran while responding to customers in Iran and with the cooperation of its representative in Turkey (Kian Group) is active in the country by taking part in the export of steel sections such as rebars, beams and sheets.
Kian Petroleum International Company is the largest exporter of steel products to countries such as Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Armenia and China. It is also engaged in direct communication with the units producing steel products in Iran, while responding to customers inside Iran and with the cooperation of its representative in Turkey (Kian Group), taking over a part of steel products exports.
Kian Petroleum International Company intends to have extensive activities in the world by continuously increasing human capital and attracting qualified and efficient people along with standard processes in the field of trade in various petroleum and steel products.
Kian Petroleum Holding also believes that the implementation of the above mission will be possible by observing principles such as system thinking, honesty and work discipline, adherence to rules, expertise and knowledge-based, meritocracy, continuous improvement, creativity, innovation and participatory management.
Ranking of leading companies
IMI-100 ranking introduces 10 leading companies in Iran’s economy every year. The main criterion in selecting these companies is “the change in the sales rank of the companies during the last four years”. Based on this criterion, a list of companies is prepared and refined according to the following criteria.
🔹 Existence of company information in the IMI-100 ranking for at least the last 3 years
🔹 Loss of non-loss of the company
🔹 No negative change in the company sales rating in the last year
Highest sales rating
Among the top companies in this sector, Isfahan Oil Refining Company won the first rank and Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Companies also succeeded in discovering the third rank.
Also, Engineering Design Company and Supply of Parts and Chemicals of Petrochemical Industries and Petrochemical Trading Company, along with Pardis, Khark and Mobin Petrochemicals, had the highest sales compared to last year.
Also, among the new companies in the list of top 100 companies of Engineering Design and Supply of Parts and Chemicals of Petrochemical Industries, Khark Petrochemical, Petrochemical Trading and Razi Petrochemical Holding for the first time are among the top 100 companies.
Most exports
Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company gained the first rank of the most exports and Nouri Petrochemical with the third rank and Pars and Bandar Imam Petrochemicals the fourth and fifth ranks in terms of the most exports in 1990.
According to this report , in 1990 , Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company was ranked third, which this year won first place, and last year Nouri Petrochemical Company was ranked 21st, Pars Petrochemical was ranked 38th and Bandar Imam Petrochemical was ranked 27th. This year, due to the growth of production and exports, they have gained top rankings.
Introducing the largest trading companies in the world
In its latest report, Forbes economics magazine named the world’s largest trading companies, with Japanese companies ranked at the top of the list.In this ranking, the Japanese company Toyota Tsushu with $ 69.1 billion was named the largest trading company in the world, and the other two Japanese companies named Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui & Co. were second and third with sales of 62.6 and 56.3 billion dollars, respectively. Three other Japanese companies, Sujitz, Marobeni, Itocho and Sumitomo Korp, also came in fourth to tenth.
A total of 17 trading companies are among the 2,000 largest companies. Japan has the largest number of large trading companies in the world with eight companies. In terms of market value in the ranking announced by Forbes, the first place is allocated to Mitsubishi Corp with a market value of $ 39.7 billion. In terms of profitability, Mitsubishi Corp. topped the list with $ 5.6 billion, and in terms of assets, Mitsubishi Corp. once again ranked first among the world’s trading companies.