According to the preliminary data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global
pig iron production in the first half of 2010 came to 521.83 million metric tons, rising by 25.18 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2009.
Meanwhile, in June this year world
pig iron output totaled 86.07 million metric tons, decreasing by 4.68 percent compared to the newly revised May levels and up by 14.86 percent year on year.