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Charlotte, NC - The overall total production of DRI in 2008 rose from 67.2 million tons to 68.5 million metric tons in 2008, slightly exceeding the previous maximum by about 2%.
Total production by all MIDREX® Direct Reduction Process plants was more than 39.8 million tons, making the technology the world’s leading technology for the 30th straight year. Once again, India led all nations, making 21.2 million tons. The next five in order were Iran at 7.5 million tons, Venezuela at 6.9 million tons, Mexico at 6.0 million tons, Saudi Arabia at 5.0 million tons and Russia at 4.6 million tons.
The WORLD DIRECT REDUCTION STATISTICS can be downloaded from www.midrex.com
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