BFI is blast
furnace iron, also known as pig iron, liquid iron or hot metal. BFI
statistics include iron from electric pig iron furnaces and the Corex
smelting reduction process.
The figures below are in thousand metric tons.
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Austria
|
492
|
475
|
546
|
Belgium
|
475
|
409
|
457
|
Bulgaria
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Czech
Republic
|
368
|
328
|
361
|
Finland/Sweden
|
540
|
532
|
584
|
France
|
764
|
760
|
851
|
Germany
|
2,487
|
2,312
|
2,620
|
Hungary
|
115
|
104
|
110
|
Italy
|
750
|
652
|
770
|
Netherlands
|
526
|
482
|
500
|
Poland
|
316
|
270
|
325
|
Romania
|
80
|
140
|
150
|
Slovakia
|
326
|
288
|
319
|
Spain
|
338
|
305
|
330
|
United Kingdom
|
623
|
539
|
556
|
Total - European Union (27)
|
8,200
|
7,596
|
8,478
|
Norway
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
61
|
50
|
55
|
Serbia
|
133
|
145
|
144
|
Turkey
|
631
|
608
|
678
|
Total - Other
Europe
|
826
|
803
|
877
|
Kazakhstan
|
279
|
250
|
280
|
Russia
|
4,110
|
3,763
|
1,460
|
Ukraine
|
2,412
|
2,207
|
2,250
|
Total - C.I.S.
|
6,802
|
6,220
|
6,690
|
Canada
|
700
|
650
|
680
|
Mexico
|
415
|
354
|
400
|
United States
|
2,404
|
2,201
|
2,450
|
Total -
North America
|
3,519
|
3,206
|
3,530
|
Argentina
|
240
|
217
|
239
|
Brazil
|
2,653
|
2,621
|
2,900
|
Chile
|
97
|
90
|
100
|
Colombia
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
Paraguay
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Peru
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total -
South America
|
3,006
|
2,945
|
3,255
|
Algeria
|
47
|
45
|
60
|
Egypt
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Morocco
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
South Africa
|
350
|
345
|
400
|
Zimbabwe
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total -
Africa
|
397
|
390
|
460
|
Iran
|
233
|
210
|
240
|
Total -
Middle East
|
233
|
210
|
240
|
China
|
52,163
|
50,513
|
54,747
|
India
|
3,100
|
2,940
|
3,260
|
Japan
|
7,352
|
6,574
|
6,781
|
North Korea
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
South Korea
|
3,441
|
3,239
|
3,561
|
Pakistan
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Taiwan
,
China
|
870
|
785
|
870
|
Vietnam
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total -
Asia
|
66,926
|
64,050
|
69,218
|
Australia
|
543
|
440
|
535
|
New Zealand
|
60
|
56
|
52
|
Total -
Oceania
|
604
|
496
|
587
|
Total Countries
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
Total
|
90,513
|
85,916
|
93,335
|
|
|