MONTHLY IRON PRODUCTION 2015

thousand tonnes 21 Apr 15

Blast Furnace Iron: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Austria 519 484 508 1,511

Belgium 377 346 404 1,127

Czech Republic 370 318 349 1,037

France 882 879 963 2,724

Germany 2,445 2,195 2,426 e 7,065

Hungary 96 101 115 e 312

Italy 467 423 361 1,251

Netherlands 506 462 535 1,503

Poland 425 384 425 e 1,233

Slovakia 352 312 351 1,015

Spain 388 331 365 e 1,084

United Kingdom 879 765 885 2,529

Other E.U. (28) (e) 662 e 629 e 706 e 1,997

European Union (28) 8,366 7,628 8,394 24,388

Bosnia-Herzegovina 80 e 70 e 80 e 230

Serbia 64 64 80 208

Turkey 753 694 836 2,283

Other Europe 897 828 996 2,721

Kazakhstan 227 203 310 e 740

Russia 4,464 4,089 4,240 e 12,793

Ukraine 1,720 1,434 1,569 e 4,723

C.I.S. 6,411 5,726 6,119 18,256

Canada 532 480 e 530 e 1,542

Mexico 413 375 e 415 e 1,203

United States 2,383 1,983 2,075 6,440

North America 3,328 2,838 3,020 9,186

Argentina 238 218 230 686

Brazil (1) 2,482 2,155 2,260 6,897

Chile 57 54 60 e 171

Colombia 14 1 2 e 17

Paraguay 2 5 6 e 13

South America 2,793 2,434 2,558 7,784

South Africa 340 e 310 e 345 e 995

Iran 233 216 183 e 632

China 62,370 e 56,330 e 60,248 176,543

India 4,946 4,552 5,040 e 14,538

Japan 7,014 6,382 7,145 20,541

South Korea 4,011 3,646 4,040 e 11,697

Taiwan, China 1,308 1,200 1,330 e 3,839

Asia 79,649 72,110 77,803 227,158

Australia 313 282 240 e 835

New Zealand (2) 63 55 50 168

Oceania 376 337 290 1,003

Total 38 countries (3) 102,392 92,428 99,706 292,122

Direct Reduced Iron:

Canada 127 119 138 384

Mexico 526 475 e 525 e 1,526

Trinidad and Tobago 117 132 145 e 393

Argentina 145 93 63 301

Peru 8 7 8 e 23

Venezuela 129 173 190 e 492

Egypt 223 221 225 670

Libya 37 14 15 e 66

South Africa 140 e 125 e 140 e 405

Iran 1,284 1,449 1,273 4,007

Qatar 233 209 232 674

Saudi Arabia (4) 487 413 460 e 1,359

United Arab Emirates 201 236 259 696

India 1,623 1,546 1,710 e 4,879

Total D.R.I. (5) 5,281 5,211 5,384 15,877

(1) - steel industry only. (2) - electric pig iron. e - estimated

(3) - the 38 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 99% of total world blast furnace iron production in 2013.

(4) - HADEED only.

(5) - the 13 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 89% of total world direct reduced iron production in 2013.

Annual totals are based on the monthly data, but may include revised data not available on a monthly basis.

MONTHLY IRON PRODUCTION 2014

thousand tonnes 21 Apr 15

Blast Furnace Iron: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Austria 520 485 538 518 510 475 476 518 472 548 502 467 6,029

Belgium 394 335 328 360 382 323 385 406 338 384 345 409 4,388

Czech Republic 360 330 367 358 359 340 354 358 296 324 344 362 4,152

France 953 754 930 909 935 910 949 936 892 922 918 859 10,866

Germany 2,430 2,260 2,518 2,340 2,453 2,212 2,148 2,082 2,125 2,195 2,275 2,341 27,379

Hungary 53 48 53 52 50 51 47 65 103 102 95 81 801

Italy 635 562 606 524 558 525 423 479 504 550 524 480 6,371

Netherlands 524 450 522 473 469 463 483 529 439 513 492 510 5,868

Poland 404 364 393 356 389 375 396 421 378 420 376 366 4,637

Slovakia 318 285 306 328 354 298 328 285 285 358 336 356 3,838

Spain 309 328 340 340 368 368 348 349 320 358 308 223 3,958

United Kingdom 867 831 861 775 754 798 791 899 829 779 799 758 9,705

Other E.U. (28) (e) 601 e 563 e 638 e 590 e 484 e 608 e 594 e 599 e 601 e 648 e 638 e 621 e 7,184

European Union (28) 8,369 7,595 8,398 7,921 8,064 7,747 7,722 7,926 7,581 8,101 7,952 7,835 95,176

Bosnia-Herzegovina 78 65 75 73 74 74 73 74 55 57 81 81 860

Serbia 51 47 56 52 5 0 49 56 56 57 56 64 550

Turkey 863 806 668 608 779 803 832 789 774 807 808 827 9,364

Other Europe 993 917 800 733 858 877 954 919 885 921 945 973 10,774

Kazakhstan 255 218 252 247 282 260 284 300 300 310 300 260 3,268

Russia 4,384 3,926 4,278 4,114 4,131 4,228 4,378 4,436 4,309 4,378 4,431 4,480 51,474

Ukraine 2,338 2,200 2,503 2,372 2,593 2,352 2,245 1,503 1,533 1,738 1,636 1,774 24,787

C.I.S. 6,977 6,344 7,033 6,733 7,007 6,839 6,907 6,240 6,142 6,426 6,367 6,515 79,528

Canada 536 508 489 489 568 579 641 607 611 613 505 582 6,728

Mexico 450 407 461 399 433 440 399 437 454 447 373 417 5,116

United States 2,431 2,449 2,489 2,119 2,382 2,500 2,625 2,604 2,553 2,337 2,397 2,490 29,374

North America 3,417 3,364 3,439 3,006 3,382 3,519 3,666 3,647 3,618 3,397 3,275 3,489 41,219

Argentina 238 207 228 225 238 225 237 239 226 235 229 239 2,766

Brazil (1) 2,098 1,949 2,243 2,082 2,167 2,198 2,342 2,424 2,413 2,408 2,152 2,438 26,913

Chile 48 42 50 48 50 42 51 53 46 54 46 53 584

Colombia 15 1 27 30 29 24 32 14 14 15 16 17 234

Paraguay 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 71

South America 2,400 2,204 2,554 2,390 2,490 2,496 2,669 2,736 2,706 2,719 2,450 2,754 30,568

South Africa 412 391 399 767 368 325 336 321 307 334 328 e 403 e 4,690

Iran 221 221 217 258 255 199 229 228 258 243 224 230 2,782

China 62,380 56,340 61,738 60,175 61,518 60,008 59,748 60,327 58,890 57,013 53,235 56,852 711,600

India 4,619 4,179 4,678 4,543 4,627 4,465 4,695 4,807 4,740 4,525 4,531 4,788 55,197

Japan 7,224 6,223 7,066 6,609 7,212 6,848 7,217 7,349 7,059 7,172 6,945 6,944 83,870

South Korea 3,941 3,577 3,983 3,831 3,864 3,916 3,968 4,049 3,922 3,989 3,857 4,012 46,909

Taiwan, China 1,037 1,058 1,091 1,077 1,149 1,290 1,250 1,293 1,270 1,314 1,314 1,296 14,440

Asia 79,200 71,377 78,556 76,236 78,370 76,527 76,878 77,826 75,881 74,013 69,882 73,892 912,016

Australia 218 280 300 282 265 278 305 231 296 306 207 314 3,282

New Zealand (2) 60 53 59 54 45 58 58 63 56 52 60 62 680

Oceania 278 334 359 336 310 335 364 294 352 358 267 376 3,962

Total 38 countries (3) 102,267 92,747 101,755 98,379 101,104 98,865 99,723 100,137 97,730 96,510 91,690 96,466 1,180,715

Direct Reduced Iron:

Canada 140 129 122 130 142 120 137 135 108 119 128 140 1,550

Mexico 554 489 539 489 487 501 469 524 522 491 431 481 5,976

Trinidad and Tobago 166 167 189 131 140 82 116 151 122 128 124 128 1,633

Argentina 155 147 169 163 158 121 101 101 99 132 157 158 1,663

Peru 9 7 9 8 8 6 6 7 8 6 7 7 88

Venezuela 165 106 79 136 89 109 75 81 148 140 148 127 1,402

Egypt 269 233 265 262 272 255 247 210 138 234 271 226 2,882

Libya 87 93 105 123 157 102 83 e 61 55 e 52 58 65 998

South Africa 75 e 126 e 127 e 144 e 147 e 123 e 133 e 131 e 129 e 140 e 146 e 115 e 1,533

Iran 801 1,066 1,287 1,363 1,272 1,240 1,131 1,260 1,335 1,351 1,248 1,200 14,551

Qatar 233 212 238 211 236 203 223 228 201 192 148 224 2,549

Saudi Arabia (4) 421 403 476 329 474 466 481 469 474 494 500 523 6,770

United Arab Emirates 156 207 191 303 320 232 98 48 148 242 263 201 2,409

India 1,580 1,567 1,644 1,703 1,770 1,744 1,004 1,735 1,708 1,668 1,642 1,656 19,421

Total D.R.I. (5) 4,810 4,951 5,439 5,495 5,672 5,302 4,304 5,141 5,195 5,390 5,270 5,251 63,426

(1) - steel industry only. (2) - electric pig iron. e - estimated

(3) - the 38 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 99% of total world blast furnace iron production in 2013.

(4) - HADEED only.

(5) - the 13 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 89% of total world direct reduced iron production in 2013.

Annual totals are based on the monthly data, but may include revised data not available on a monthly basis.