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PIG IRON AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3, 4
(Thousand metric tons)
----------------------- Country5   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014  
Algeria 696 360 350 360 e 360 e
Argentina:
Direct-reduced iron 1,566 1,650 1,606 1,466 1,663
Pig iron- 2,532 2,795 2,078 2,650 2,766
Australia 6,259 5,369 3,480 3,435 3,282
Austria 5,621 5,815 5,751 6,152 6,029
Belgium 4,688 4,725 4,072 4,343 4,388
Bosnia and Herzegovina 621 685 750 759 860
Brazil 30,878 r 33,243 r 30,745 r 30,000 r 27,016
Burmae-- 2 2 2 2 2
Canada:
Direct-reduced iron 600 262 319 1,250 e 1,550
Pig iron 7,666 7,323 7,654 6,079 6,728
Chile 635 1,072 1,065 775 584
China6 597,330 640,510 657,900 708,970 711,600
Colombia 327 295 345 300 234
Czech Republic- 3,987 4,137 3,936 4,041 4,152
Egypt:
Direct-reduced irone- 2,965 2,932 3,068 3,432 2,882
Pig iron 600 600 550 600 e 550 e
Finlande 10,033 7 12,145 7 12,000 12,000 12,000
France 10,137 9,700 e 9,531 10,276 10,866
Germany:
Direct-reduced irone- 450 380 560 500 r 570
Pig iron 28,560 27,943 27,048 26,910 27,379
Hungary- 1,325 1,317 1,229 628 801
India:
Direct-reduced iron 24,831 21,252 19,677 14,637 20,366
Pig iron- 39,560 43,624 47,969 50,256 55,166
Indonesia, direct-reduced irone 1,360 1,230 520 760 r 120
Iran:e
Direct-reduced iron 9,400 10,400 11,600 14,500 14,551
Pig iron 2,500 2,500 3,000 2,010 2,782
Italy 8,549 9,800 9,418 6,935 6,371
Japan 82,283 81,028 81,405 83,849 83,872
Kazakhstan 2,984 3,141 2,707 2,850 e 3,185
Korea, Northe 900 900 900 900 900
Korea, Republic of 31,228 42,213 41,734 40,855 46,909
Libya, direct-reduced iron 1,270 165 508 950 998
Malaysia, direct-reduced iron 2,390 2,876 2,329 2,500 e 2,400
Mexico:
Direct-reduced iron 5,368 5,854 5,587 6,134 5,976
Pig iron- 4,707 4,607 r 4,611 r 4,911 r 5,116
Moroccoe 15 15 15 15 15
Netherlands8- ---- 5,799 5,943 5,909 5,685 5,868
New Zealande 667 659 669 680 670
Norwaye 100 100 100 100 102
Oman, direct-reduced iron -- 1,110 1,460 1,470 1,450
Pakistane 483 433 249 216 217
Paraguay 81 e 42 67 69 r 71
Poland 3,638 3,975 3,944 4,011 4,637
Portugale- 100 100 100 100 100
Qatar, direct-reduced iron- 2,157 2,230 2,420 2,390 2,549
Romania 1,726 1,595 1,450 1,600 1,631
See footnotes at end of table.
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PIG IRON AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3, 4
(Thousand metric tons)
----------------------- Country5   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014  
Russia:e
Direct-reduced iron 4,700 4,900 5,200 5,200 5,200
Pig iron 48,000 48,000 50,500 51,000 51,474 7
Saudi Arabia, direct-reduced irone 5,500 5,800 5,700 6,000 6,460
Serbia 1,265 1,226 312 9 365 e 550
Slovakia-- 3,649 3,346 3,519 3,617 3,838
South Africa:
Direct-reduced iron 1,120 1,414 1,493 1,410 e 1,560
Pig iron- 5,429 4,604 4,599 4,930 e 4,690
Spain 3,572 3,540 3,081 3,949 3,958
Sweden 3,447 3,240 5,253 2,896 r 3,078
Taiwan- 9,358 12,940 11,800 13,400 e 14,440
Trinidad and Tobago, direct-reduced iron 1,752 1,706 r 1,684 1,750 1,633
Turkeye 7,677 7 8,200 8,600 9,200 9,364
Ukraine 27,361 28,881 28,514 29,089 24,787
United Kingdom 7,235 6,600 7,252 9,512 9,705
United States 26,800 30,200 32,100 30,300 29,400
Venezuela, direct-reduced iron 3,793   4,470   4,472   2,571   1,402  
Total 1,110,000 1,180,000 1,200,000 r 1,250,000 r 1,260,000
Of which:
Direct-reduced iron10 69,200 68,600 r 68,200 66,900 71,300
Pig iron11   1,040,000 1,110,000 1,130,000 r 1,180,000 1,190,000  
eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero.
1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.-
2Production is pig iron unless otherwise specified.
3Direct-reduced iron is obtained from ore by reduction of oxides to metal without melting.
4Does not include ferroalloy production except where otherwise noted. Includes data available through April 28, 2016.
5Vietnam may have produced limited quantities of pig iron during 2010-14, but output is not reported and available information is-
inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels.
6Figures reported by State Statistical Bureau that the Government of China considers to be official statistical data.
7Reported figure.
8Includes blast furnace ferroalloys.
9Smederevo plant closed July 31, 2012.
10Listed separately.
11Includes unspecified pig iron and direct-reduced iron.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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