{"id":122993,"date":"2026-07-16T13:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.madanname.ir\/?p=122993"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:51:06","slug":"the-president-of-the-steel-producers-association-reveals-the-battle-that-transformed-the-steel-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/the-president-of-the-steel-producers-association-reveals-the-battle-that-transformed-the-steel-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"The President of the Steel Producers Association Reveals the Battle That Transformed the Steel Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the news website ”\u00a0<\/span>Madan Nameh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0“,<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0the Iranian Steel Producers Association is now one of the country’s most reputable and influential economic organizations. However, this association has gone through a long and steep path to reach its current position.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bahram Sobhani, the head of the Steel Producers Association, explained the organization’s early years of activity on the occasion of its founding anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to him, the country’s steel industry faced a serious structural dilemma in the 1970s.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the one hand, the Isfahan Steel Works, as a large state-owned complex, produced the main part of the country’s steel. On the other hand, the newly established private units were struggling with various problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Crisis of Duality: The Background for the Formation of the Steel Association<\/span><\/h2>\n

Referring to the inequalities of that period, Sobhani said: “Isfahan’s iron smelting was under pressure from mandatory pricing policies.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The company was forced to offer its products at low prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast, private sector producers were importing the raw materials they needed due to a shortage of ingots.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, these units could not sell their products at a price higher than the government iron smelting rate.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, the continuation of these conditions resulted in definite losses for the private sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

State-owned companies were also not allowed to protest.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The head of the Steel Producers Association explained that state-owned companies could not object to government policies either.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reason for this situation was clear: the government simultaneously played the role of owner and policymaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

This structural impasse led steel producers to create a professional organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Industry activists concluded that the only way to defend common interests was to form an independent trade union.<\/span><\/p>\n

This organization could be the voice of the producers’ union. It would also provide the opportunity for formal negotiations with the government and ministries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, this idea came to fruition in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the same year, several key producers laid the foundation stone for the Iranian Steel Producers Association.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tackling command pricing<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sobhani considered reforming the pricing mechanism to be the association’s most important achievement in its first years of activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to him, the association’s first mission was to use an official platform to defend the interests of its members.<\/span><\/p>\n

During that period, the gap between the selling price of iron ore and the free market rate had more than doubled.<\/span><\/p>\n

This discrepancy had caused widespread problems in the steel market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, the association, through continuous follow-up, proposed the creation of a transparent mechanism for price discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Launching a metals exchange<\/span><\/h2>\n

The association’s pursuits ultimately led to the launch of the metals exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n

After this change, manufacturers were able to offer their products in a transparent environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, instead of mandated prices, the market margin price became the basis for trading.<\/span><\/p>\n

This development played an important role in the transparency of the steel market.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metals Exchange continued its activities and became a commodity exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sobhani considered this change one of the association’s greatest services to the country’s economy and steel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Changing mission statements over time<\/span><\/h2>\n

The head of the Steel Association said the industry’s challenges have become more complex in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this reason, the association’s missions have also changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, steel producers face problems such as power and gas outages during peak consumption periods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Restrictive export policies have also made it difficult for companies to operate.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, sudden exchange rate fluctuations affect the cost of production and planning of firms.<\/span><\/p>\n

In such circumstances, the association tries to defend the interests of its members.<\/span><\/p>\n

Demanding in the field of energy and exports<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sobhani emphasized that making demands in the areas of energy, exports, and foreign exchange is no longer an option.<\/span><\/p>\n

These measures have become a necessity to continue production.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel Association, on behalf of the producers, is also following up on these issues with the responsible agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main goal is to reduce pressure on production units and prevent disruption to factory operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The association grew from 10 members to over 150 producers.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The head of the Steel Producers Association also pointed to the quantitative and qualitative growth of this organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

This association began its activities in 2002 with 10 members.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now more than 150 steel producers are members.<\/span><\/p>\n

This growth shows that the association has been able to gain the trust of a large portion of steel industry activists.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Iranian Steel Producers Association now operates under the supervision of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, this complex is known as one of the top trade associations in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being among the top organizations in the country<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sobhani finally referred to the assessments of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to him, the Chamber of Commerce continuously evaluates the performance of trade associations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The results of these assessments show that the Steel Producers Association has always been among the top organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The president of the Steel Association considered this position to be the result of the trust of the members.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also emphasized the role of the association’s continuous efforts in defending the rights of producers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Iranian Steel Producers Association was formed in response to structural problems in the steel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Countering price manipulation and helping to launch the metals exchange were among the most important actions of the organization’s early years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, issues such as energy supply, export policies, and currency fluctuations became the focus of the association’s activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The growth in the number of members from 10 units to more than 150 producers also indicates the expansion of this organization’s position in the country’s steel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the news website ”\u00a0Madan Nameh\u00a0“,\u00a0the Iranian Steel Producers Association is now one of the country’s most reputable and influential economic organizations. However, this association has gone through a long and steep path to reach its current position. Bahram Sobhani, the head of the Steel Producers Association, explained the organization’s early years of activity …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34556,65],"tags":[],"country":[],"monitor_topic":[],"class_list":["post-122993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-steel","category-65"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122993"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122996,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122993\/revisions\/122996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122993"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=122993"},{"taxonomy":"monitor_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madanname.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/monitor_topic?post=122993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}