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Statistics Revelation

GLOBAL IRON & STEEL SCENARIO
India Leads Global DRI Production in January- Table 1: World DRI Production: January-August
August 2020 2020 (prov.)
+PFKC NGCFU INQDCN &4+ RTQFWEVKQP KP ,CPWCT[ #WIWUV Rank Country Qty % %
2TQXKUKQPCN YQTNFUVGGN TGRQTV KPFKECVGU VJCV INQDCN (Mt) Change Share
&4+ QWVRWV YCU CV /V KP ,WN[ FQYP D[ 1 +PFKC
QXGT UCOG OQPVJ QH (QT VJG RGTKQF ,CPWCT[Ō 2 +TCP
#WIWUV RTQXKUKQPCN YQTNFUVGGN TGRQTV KPFKECVGU Saudi Arabia
VJCV INQDCN &4+ QWVRWV YCU CV /V FQYP D[ 4 Egypt
QXGT UCOG RGTKQF QH NCUV [GCT 5 Mexico 5.8
Top 5 50.72 -6.6 92.3
)NQDCN RTQFWEVKQP KP ,CPWCT[ #WIWUV YCU FTKXGP
D[ +PFKC /V UJCTG CV VJG PWODGT QPG URQV W orld 54.96 -10.3 100
FGURKVG RTQFWEVKQP UJQYKPI C FGENKPG QH [ Q [ Source: worldsteel
YJKNG RTQFWEVKQP UVQQF CV /V HQT +TCP UJCTG Global Crude Steel Production: January –
WR D[ QXGT UCOG RGTKQF QH 6JG VYQ EQWPVTKGU September 2020
VQIGVJGT CEEQWPVGF HQT QH INQDCN &4+ QWVRWV FWTKPI 9QTNF ETWFG UVGGN RTQFWEVKQP HQT VJG EQWPVTKGU
UQ HCT 6QIGVJGT VJG VQR ſXG EQWPVTKGU CEEQWPVGF TGRQTVKPI VQ VJG 9QTNF 5VGGN #UUQEKCVKQP YQTNFUVGGN
YCU /V KP 5GRVGODGT C KPETGCUG
HQT PGCTN[ QH VJG YQTNF &4+ RTQFWEVKQP FWTKPI EQORCTGF VQ 5GRVGODGT &WG VQ VJG QPIQKPI
UQ HCT CPF UCY VJGKT EWOWNCVKXG QWVRWV FGENKPG D[ FKHſEWNVKGU RTGUGPVGF D[ VJG %18+& RCPFGOKE
QXGT UCOG RGTKQF QH OCP[ QH VJKU OQPVJŏU ſIWTGU CTG GUVKOCVGU
9QTNF ETWFG UVGGN RTQFWEVKQP YCU /V KP VJG ſTUV
&4+ QWVRWV KP YCU WR QXGT RTQFWEVKQP PKPG OQPVJU QH FQYP D[ EQORCTGF VQ VJG
VQ /V 5KPEG YQTNF &4+ RTQFWEVKQP JCU UCOG RGTKQF KP 6JG '7 RTQFWEGF /V QH ETWFG
KPETGCUGF /V VQPU QT PGCTN[ UVGGN KP VJG ſTUV PKPG OQPVJU QH FQYP D[
EQORCTGF VQ VJG UCOG RGTKQF KP 0QTVJ #OGTKECŏU
While there was no large scale direct reduction capacity ETWFG UVGGN RTQFWEVKQP KP VJG ſTUV PKPG OQPVJU QH
EQPVTCEVGF KP VJG UVCTV WR QH #NIGTKCP 3CVCTK 5VGGN YCU /V C FGETGCUG QH EQORCTGF VQ VJG
#35 KP #NIGTKC CPF %NGXGNCPF %NKHHU KP VJG 75# YKNN CFF UCOG RGTKQF KP
/V QH ECRCEKV[ KP /GCPYJKNG KP +TCP 2CUCTICF %JKPC RTQFWEGF /V QH ETWFG UVGGN KP 5GRVGODGT
has reported starting up a 1.5 Mt/yr Midrex plant last CP KPETGCUG QH EQORCTGF VQ 5GRVGODGT
+PFKC RTQFWEGF /V QH ETWFG UVGGN KP 5GRVGODGT
[GCT CPF VJGTG CTG GKIJV QVJGT RTQLGEVU KPENWFKPI UKZ FQYP QP 5GRVGODGT 6WTMG[ŏU ETWFG
KP +TCP CV XCTKQWU RJCUGU QH GZGEWVKQP YKVJ C VQVCN UVGGN RTQFWEVKQP HQT 5GRVGODGT YCU /V WR
ECRCEKV[ QH /V &4+ RTQFWEVKQP KP +TCP CTG CNN HTQO D[ QP 5GRVGODGT CPF ENKODGF WR QXGT
PCVWTCN ICU DCUGF RTQFWEVU YJK GN KP +PFKC KV KU OCKPN[ )GTOCP[ 8KGVPCO CPF +TCP JCXG KPETGCUGF VJGKT
RTQFWEVKQP QH ETWFG UVGGN UKIPKſECPVN[ EQORCTGF VQ
HTQO TQVCT[ MKNPU DCUGF QP EQCN
OCP[ QVJGT EQWPVTKGU

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