Global pig iron output declines in January

Friday, 24 February 2012 12:04:35 (GMT+3)   |  
       

According to the preliminary data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global pig iron production in January this year came to 84.9 million metric tons, decreasing by 0.17 percent as compared to the previous month and down 6.2 percent year on year.

In January this year, the top pig iron producer in the world according to worldsteel was China with 47.8 million mt, down 0.3 percent compared to December 2011 and constituting 56.3 percent of global pig iron production.


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