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Global DRI output up 2.4 percent in July

Friday, 23 August 2024 13:43:30 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 13 countries accounting for approximately 91.4 percent of total world DRI production in 2023 amounted to 10.61 million metric tons in June this year, decreasing by 2.6 percent month on month and up by 2.4 percent year on year.

Meanwhile, world DRI output came to 72.44 million metric tons in the January-July period of this year, increasing by 6.5 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2023.

The worldsteel data show that India was the largest DRI producer among the countries surveyed in July this year, with its DRI output amounting to 4.44 million metric tons in the given month. India was followed by Iran, Russia and Egypt in July, with outputs of 3.13 million mt, 635,000 mt and 591,000 mt respectively.


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