Ukraine Remains the Tenth in the World Production of Cast Iron

by Roman Cheplyk
Thursday, December 23, 2021
1 MIN
Ukraine Remains the Tenth in the World Production of Cast Iron

In January-November 2021, Ukraine smelted 19.44 million tons of cast iron, making it tenth in the world's ranking of these products' producers

The first place in the world cast iron production is still held by China, whose metallurgists smelted 796.23 million tons of these products in 11 months of 2021 (4.2% less than in January-November 2020). The share of Chinese cast iron in world production was 60.8%.

In January-November 2021, India took second place among the world cast iron producers (106.62 million tons. Which is 16.7% more than in the same period in 2020), the third — Japan (64.44 million tons. Which is 15.2% more).

According to January-November 2021, Ukraine ranked tenth among 38 world cast iron producers, having smelted 19.44 million tons of these products during this period, 4.5% more than in January-November 2020.

World steel production in eleven months of 2021 amounted to 1.75 billion tons, 4.5% more than in January-November 2020. China's world producers are the leader of these products, where 946.36 million tons of steel were smelted during the specified period (2.6% more than in January-November 2020). The PRC's share in world steel production was 54%.

At the end of 2020, Ukraine ranked ninth among 40 global cast iron producers, having smelted 20.42 million tons of these products during this period, 1.8% more than in 2019. Ukraine climbed to eleventh place among steel producers by the end of 2020, having smelted 20.62 million tons of steel, which is 1.1% less than in 2019.

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