Esfahan Steel Company ( fa, شرکت ذوبآهن اصفهان, ''Sherkaté Zob âhané Esfahan''), formerly known as Esfahan Aryamehr Steel Company ( fa, links=no, شرکت ذوب آهن آریامهر) prior to
1979 Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, opened in late 1960s, based close to the cities of
Fooladshahr
Fuladshahr ( fa, فولادشهر, also Romanized as Fūlādshahr and Fūlād Shahr; formerly, Pūlād Shahr and Āryā Shahr) meaning "steel city" is a city and capital in the Fuladshahr District of Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 20 ...
and
Zarrinshahr
Zarrin Shahr ( fa, زرين شهر, also Romanized as Zarīn Shahr; also known as Qal‘eh Rīz, Rīz-e Lanjān, and Rīz) is a city and capital of Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55,984, in 15,154 fam ...
,
Esfahan Province. It is
Iran's third largest steel producer and is directly controlled by the
Ministry of Industries & Mines.
The company owns
Zob Ahan Esfahan, a professional football club that competes in the
Persian Gulf Pro League.
See also
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Mining in Iran
Mining in Iran is still under development, yet the country is one of the most important mineral producers in the world, ranked among 15 major mineral-rich countries, holding some 68 types of minerals, 37 billion tonnes of proven reserves and ...
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Mobarakeh Steel Company
Mobarakeh Steel Company (MSC, fa, فولاد مبارکه, Foolad Mobarakeh) is an state owned Iranian steel company, located 65 km south west of Esfahan, near the city of Mobarakeh, Esfahan Province, Iran. It is the largest steel maker of ...
References
External links
Official website
Steel companies of Iran
Isfahan Province
Iranian brands
Iranian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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Iran–Soviet Union relations