|
Unit
in thousand tonnes
|
Pig iron/Blast furnace
iron
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
|
Austria
|
527
|
489
|
497
|
539
|
524
|
483
|
515
|
502
|
497
|
536
|
|
Belgium
|
377
|
340
|
389
|
352
|
361
|
353
|
335
|
364
|
392
|
405
|
|
Czech Republic
|
341
|
319
|
353
|
325
|
358
|
336
|
346
|
356
|
329
|
302
|
|
France
|
830
|
801
|
894
|
767
|
916
|
870
|
869
|
939
|
876
|
790
|
|
Germany
|
2,328
|
2,153
|
2,363
|
2,210
|
2,313
|
2,198
|
2,266
|
1,959
|
2,191
|
2,290
|
|
Hungary
|
68
|
32
|
51
|
48
|
54
|
52
|
54
|
55
|
53
|
54
|
|
Italy
|
512
|
574
|
625
|
664
|
654
|
623
|
529
|
523
|
529
|
493
|
|
Netherlands
|
516
|
365
|
333
|
464
|
493
|
502
|
489
|
512
|
487
|
520
|
|
Poland
|
354
|
332
|
378
|
367
|
289
|
266
|
404
|
405
|
334
|
345
|
|
Slovakia
|
308
|
306
|
334
|
307
|
332
|
265
|
250
|
238
|
327
|
332
|
|
Spain
|
238
|
300
|
356
|
341
|
374
|
345
|
339
|
316
|
348
|
347
|
|
United Kingdom
|
631
|
685
|
825
|
785
|
799
|
856
|
828
|
819
|
834
|
857
|
|
Other E.U. (27)
|
523
|
493
|
571
|
566
|
562
|
513
|
528
|
510
|
547
|
543
|
|
European Union (27)
|
7,554
|
7,190
|
7,969
|
7,735
|
8,029
|
7,662
|
7,751
|
7,497
|
7,744
|
7,815
|
|
Bosnia-Herzegovina
|
65
|
59
|
74
|
65
|
64
|
60
|
69
|
65
|
36
|
54
|
|
Serbia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
70
|
45
|
43
|
44
|
65
|
57
|
|
Turkey
|
820
|
741
|
826
|
798
|
815
|
794
|
585
|
544
|
733
|
841
|
|
Other Europe
|
885
|
800
|
900
|
863
|
950
|
900
|
697
|
652
|
834
|
952
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
184
|
200
|
245
|
240
|
224
|
250
|
234
|
220
|
250
|
260
|
|
Russia
|
4,342
|
3,986
|
4,204
|
4,004
|
4,381
|
4,130
|
4,190
|
4,300
|
4,074
|
4,168
|
|
Ukraine
|
2,497
|
2,260
|
2,514
|
2,392
|
2,416
|
2,391
|
2,472
|
2,503
|
2,443
|
2,393
|
|
CIS
|
7,023
|
6,447
|
6,963
|
6,636
|
7,021
|
6,771
|
6,896
|
7,022
|
6,767
|
6,821
|
|
Canada
|
617
|
596
|
501
|
502
|
471
|
460
|
475
|
475
|
490
|
500
|
|
Mexico
|
416
|
382
|
424
|
349
|
410
|
282
|
455
|
447
|
415
|
430
|
|
United States
|
2,744
|
2,531
|
2,662
|
2,513
|
2,661
|
2,436
|
2,425
|
2,551
|
2,464
|
2,520
|
|
North America
|
3,777
|
3,509
|
3,587
|
3,364
|
3,542
|
3,178
|
3,355
|
3,473
|
3,370
|
3,450
|
|
Argentina
|
112
|
157
|
236
|
223
|
235
|
228
|
233
|
238
|
230
|
227
|
|
Brazil (a)
|
2,194
|
2,000
|
2,158
|
2,240
|
2,240
|
2,123
|
2,213
|
2,308
|
2,244
|
2,296
|
|
Chile
|
91
|
69
|
48
|
51
|
53
|
85
|
89
|
68
|
71
|
75
|
|
Colombia
|
26
|
18
|
25
|
27
|
28
|
26
|
29
|
28
|
30
|
30
|
|
Paraguay
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
10
|
|
South America
|
2,425
|
2,249
|
2,472
|
2,546
|
2,561
|
2,467
|
2,570
|
2,649
|
2,581
|
2,638
|
|
South Africa
|
421
|
320
|
339
|
411
|
486
|
425
|
450
|
450
|
435
|
450
|
|
Iran
|
145
|
143
|
139
|
136
|
133
|
138
|
163
|
174
|
160
|
229
|
|
China
|
58,738
|
57,054
|
61,624
|
60,652
|
61,132
|
58,339
|
60,021
|
59,921
|
59,039
|
58,754
|
|
India
|
4,207
|
3,873
|
4,251
|
3,984
|
4,334
|
4,121
|
4,271
|
4,145
|
4,089
|
4,225
|
|
Japan
|
7,023
|
6,357
|
7,174
|
6,803
|
7,219
|
6,887
|
7,259
|
7,143
|
6,932
|
7,169
|
|
South Korea
|
3,520
|
3,047
|
3,201
|
3,162
|
3,206
|
3,284
|
3,390
|
3,198
|
3,517
|
3,680
|
|
Taiwan, China
|
967
|
963
|
1,187
|
1,220
|
1,209
|
1,187
|
1,242
|
1,251
|
999
|
1,030
|
|
Asia
|
74,455
|
71,294
|
77,437
|
75,821
|
77,099
|
73,818
|
76,183
|
75,657
|
74,576
|
74,858
|
|
Australia
|
322
|
287
|
285
|
304
|
302
|
278
|
293
|
302
|
260
|
290
|
|
New Zealand (b)
|
63
|
49
|
60
|
48
|
59
|
54
|
59
|
60
|
56
|
50
|
|
Oceania
|
385
|
336
|
346
|
352
|
361
|
333
|
353
|
362
|
316
|
340
|
|
Total 38 countries (c)
|
97,071
|
92,289
|
100,153
|
97,864
|
100,181
|
95,693
|
98,418
|
97,937
|
96,782
|
97,553
|
Source:
WSA |
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