This statistic illustrates the import volume of direct reduced iron imported by the main importing countries in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2017, in thousand metric tons. Direct reduced iron is produced through the reduction of iron ore via a reducing gas or coal. The reduction refers to a process which reduces iron oxides into metallic iron below the melting point of iron. Another term for direct reduced iron is sponge iron.
Italy was the main importer in seven out of the eight years recorded here, with 1.1 million metric tons imported in 2017.
Import of direct reduced iron by the main importing countries in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (November 1, 2018). Import of direct reduced iron by the main importing countries in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557484/import-direct-reduced-iron/
World Steel Association. "Import of direct reduced iron by the main importing countries in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. November 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557484/import-direct-reduced-iron/
World Steel Association. (2018). Import of direct reduced iron by the main importing countries in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557484/import-direct-reduced-iron/
World Steel Association. "Import of Direct Reduced Iron by The Main Importing Countries in The European Union (Eu) from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557484/import-direct-reduced-iron/
World Steel Association, Import of direct reduced iron by the main importing countries in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557484/import-direct-reduced-iron/ (last visited January 21, 2020)
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