In February world pig iron manufacture grew by 6.1% YoY, to 95.994 million tons.
According to World Steel Association, Ukraine produced 1.59 million tons of pig iron, securing the 9th position in the top-10 pig iron manufacturers, following USA (1.7 million tons), but preceding Taiwan (1.185 million tons).
The largest producer is still China – 60.077 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)