The Libyan Iron and Steel Company announced the production of 102,223 tons of reduced iron (DRI) pellets during last October for the first and second units of the General Administration of Direct Reduction factories, with an increase rate of 123.78%, a number that has not been achieved for 12 years.

The company also recorded a production of 70,223 tons of hot-brimmed iron (HBI) from the third unit, which is a new record that had not been achieved before.

This exceeded the September production of reduced iron (DRI) pellet, which amounted to 86,551 tons, and the production of hot briquetted iron (HBI), which amounted to 60,083 tons.