In January this year, world pig iron production amounted to 101.9 million mt, falling by 0.6 percent compared to December and increasing by 1.8 percent compared to the same month of last year, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately 99 percent of total world blast furnace pig iron production, as announced by the World Steel Association (worldsteel).
In January, pig iron output in Asia amounted to 80.1 million mt, up 3.2 percent, with 62.4 million mt produced by China, increasing by 4.8 percent, 6.04 million mt produced by Japan, falling by 11.9 percent, and 6.31 million mt produced by India, increasing by 4.9 percent - with all comparisons on year-on-year basis. Meanwhile, in the same month, EU countries produced 7.8 million mt of pig iron, down 2.5 percent year on year, while the CIS produced 6.19 million mt, down 8.9 percent, on year-on-year basis.