According to the preliminary data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global pig iron production in October this year came to 89.4 million metric tons, remaining stable as compared to the previous month and up 5.4 percent year on year. In the first 10 months of the year, world pig iron output amounted to 913.24 million metric tons, rising by 7.2 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2010.
In October this year, the top pig iron producer in the world according to worldsteel was China with 51 million mt, down 2.1 percent compared to September this year and up 8.9 percent year on year, which is 57 percent of the global pig iron production.