According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 12 countries accounting for approximately 85 percent of total world DRI production in 2017 amounted to 7.5 million metric tons in January this year, increasing by 2.3 percent month on month and rising by 5.6 percent year on year.
The worldsteel data show that India was the largest DRI producer among the countries surveyed in January this year. India’s DRI output amounted to 2.62 million metric tons in the given month. India was followed by Iran, Egypt, and Mexico in January, with outputs of 2.53 million mt, 515,000 mt and 500,000 mt, respectively.