According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 13 countries accounting for approximately 87 percent of total world DRI production in 2024 amounted to 12.13 million metric tons in April this year, increasing by 14.3 percent month on month and increasing by 7.3 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, world DRI output came to 41.01 million metric tons in the January-April period of this year, up by four percent compared to the corresponding period of 2024.
The worldsteel data show that India was the largest DRI producer among the countries surveyed in April this year, with its DRI output amounting to 4.94 million metric tons in the given month. India was followed by Iran, Russia and Egypt in April, with outputs of 4.07 million mt, 685,000 mt and 635,000 mt, respectively.