Iron production - November 2013

The figures below are in thousand tonnes.

Pig iron/Blast furnace iron
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Spain
United Kingdom
Other E.U. (27)
European Union (27)
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbia
Turkey
Other Europe
Kazakhstan
Russia
Ukraine
CIS
Canada
Mexico
United States
North America
Argentina
Brazil (a)
Chile
Colombia
Paraguay
South America
South Africa
Iran
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan, China
Asia
Australia
New Zealand (b)
Oceania
Total 38 countries (c)

Jan
527
377
341
830
2,328
68
512
516
354
308
238
631
523 e
7,554
65
0
820
885
185
4,342
2,497
7,023
617
416
2,744
3,777
112
2,195
91
26
2
2,426
421
145
58,738
4,207
7,023
3,520
967
74,455
322
63
385
97,072

Feb
489
340
319
801
2,153
32
574
365
332
306
300
685
493 e
7,190
59
0
741
800
200
3,987
2,260
6,447
596
382
2,531
3,509
157
2,000
69
18
5
2,249
320
143
57,054
3,873
6,357
3,047
963
71,294
287
49
336
92,289

Mar
497
389
353
894
2,363
51
625
333
378
334
356
825
571 e
7,969
75
0
826
900
245
4,204
2,514
6,963
501
424
2,662
3,587
236
2,158
48
25
5
2,472
339
139
61,624
4,251
7,174
3,201
1,187
77,437
285
60
346
100,153

Apr
539
352
325
767
2,210
48
664
464
367
307
341
785
566 e
7,735
65
0
798
863
240
4,004
2,392
6,636
502
349
2,513
3,364
223
2,240
51
27
5
2,546
411
136
60,652
3,984
6,803
3,162
1,220
75,821
304
48
352
97,864

May
524
361
358
916
2,313
54
654
493
289
332
374
799
562 e
8,029
64
70
815
950
224
4,381
2,416
7,021
471
410
2,661
3,542
235
2,240
53
28
6
2,561
486
133
61,132
4,334
7,219
3,206
1,209
77,099
302
59
361
100,181

Jun
483
353
336
870
2,198
52
623
502
266
265
345
856
513 e
7,662
60
45
794
900
250
4,130
2,391
6,771
460 e
282
2,436
3,178
228
2,123
85
26
6
2,467
425
138
58,339
4,121
6,887
3,284
1,187
73,818
278
54
333
95,693

Jul
515
335
346
869
2,266
54
529
489
404
250
339
828
528 e
7,751
69
43
585
697
234
4,190
2,472
6,896
475 e
455
2,425
3,355
233
2,213
89
29
6
2,570
450 e
163
60,021
4,271
7,259
3,390
1,242
76,183
293
59
353
98,418

Aug
502
364
356
939
1,959
55
523
512
405
238
316
819
510 e
7,497
65
44
544
652
220
4,300
2,503
7,022
475 e
447
2,551
3,473
238
2,308
68
28
6
2,649
450 e
174
59,921
4,145
7,143
3,198
1,251
75,657
302
60
362
97,937

Sep
497
392
329
876
2,191
53
529
487
334
327
348
834
547 e
7,744
36
65
733
834
241
4,074
2,443
6,758
460 e
415
2,464
3,340
230
2,244
56
24
7
2,561
435 e
160
59,039
4,089
6,932
3,517
999
74,576
260
56
316
96,723

Oct
536
352
306
790
2,363
54
493
514
286
332
347
815
543 e
7,730
54
57
841
952
240
4,168
2,396
6,804
475 e
469
2,512
3,456
227
2,254
55
24
7
2,568
450 e
229
58,754
4,061
7,169
3,680
1,053
74,717
282
50
332
97,238

Nov
515
340
338
862
2,340
54
579
490
279
296
330
801
572
7,795
72
41
817
930
230
4,069
2,325
6,624
460
455
2,427
3,342
233
2,055
55
20
5
2,368
435
225
52,898
3,930
6,848
3,712
1,020
68,408
264
60
325
90,452

Aug
129
558
181
40
7
239
305
48
130 e
1,278
208
460
284
1,518
5,386

Sep
132
476
195
106
8
99
323
79
126 e
1,274
147
463
280
1,497
5,205

Oct
72
515
141
158
8
81
339
37
130 e
1,223
182
496
281
1,606
5,268

Nov
137
500
135
169
10
80
331
77
125
1,295
186
458
251
1,555
5,311

Dec

Total
5,623
3,955
3,708
9,414
24,683
575
6,304
5,164
3,694
3,295
3,635
8,678
5,928
84,657
684
365
8,314
9,363
2,508
45,848
26,609
74,965
5,492
4,504
27,928
37,924
2,351
24,030
720
276
59
27,437
4,623
1,785
650,502
45,266
76,814
36,917
12,297
821,797
3,180
620
3,800
1,066,351

Dec

Total
1,109
5,619
1,658
1,366
86
2,486
3,160
893
1,401
13,233
2,164
4,798
2,896
17,124
57,994

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(a) - steel industry only

(b) - electric pig iron
(c) - the 38 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 99% of total world blast furnace iron production in 2012.
Direct reduced iron (DRI)
Canada
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina
Peru
Venezuela
Egypt
Libya
South Africa
Iran
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
India
Total 14 countries (d)

Jan
84
554
155
159
8
262
283
52
136 e
868
211
424
269
1,645
5,110

Feb
73
472
125
137
8
281
241
106
112 e
992
195
436
246
1,609
5,034

Mar
87
553
116
158
7
229
274
140
130 e
1,137
228
400
207
1,619
5,283

Apr
87
455
172
157
10
273
268
125
117 e
1,234
220
437
183
1,514
5,252

May
71
486
117
139
6
298
271
108
136 e
1,304
224
440
304
1,521
5,425

Jun
101
499
147
88
8
379
233
64
130 e
1,314
145
379
301
1,516
5,304

Jul
135
551
173
55
7
265
291
58
130 e
1,314
218
406
290
1,524
5,417

(d) - the 14 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 87% of total world direct reduced iron production in 2012.

Source: worldsteel.org

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