Direct reduced iron (DRI) production
The figures below are in thousand tonnes.
(e) - estimated figures
(d) - the 10 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 70% of total world direct reduced iron production in 2010.
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| Direct reduced iron (DRI) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 491 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 177 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 379 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 120 | e | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 430 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | 2,400 | e | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total 10 countries (d) | 4,457 |