Global monthly iron production in 2019

In November 2019, there was some 100.4 million metric tons of blast furnace iron produced, in addition to a direct reduced iron production of 7.6 million metric tons. This is a year-on-year drop of some 1.8 percent and a rise of 0.8 percent respectively, compared to that same month in 2018.

Monthly iron production worldwide from November 2018 to November 2019, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)

Characteristic	Direct reduced iron**	Blast furnace iron*
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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2018 to November 2019

Supplementary notes

* The 38 countries from which data has been included accounted for approximately 99 percent of total world blast furnace iron production in 2018.
** The 12 countries from which data has been included accounted for approximately 85 percent of total world direct reduced iron production in 2018.
Figures for 2018 were restated in the December 2019 edition of the report.

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