This statistic illustrates the total pig iron production in the European Union (EU) from 2009 to 2018, in million metric tons. From 2009 to 2014, the pig iron production in Europe increased from approximately 72.3 million metric tons to the peak of approximately 95.2 million metric tons. Pig iron production decreased in the following years. In 2018, it amounted to about 90.9 million metric tons.
Annual production of pig iron in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2018
(in million metric tons)
Pig iron is the raw kind of iron that comes out of a blast furnace. According to the source, it takes 1.5 metric tons of iron ore and approximately 450 kilograms of coke to produce one metric ton of pig iron.
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World Steel Association. (December 4, 2019). Annual production of pig iron in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550857/pig-iron-production-european-union/
World Steel Association. "Annual production of pig iron in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550857/pig-iron-production-european-union/
World Steel Association. (2019). Annual production of pig iron in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550857/pig-iron-production-european-union/
World Steel Association. "Annual Production of Pig Iron in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2009 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550857/pig-iron-production-european-union/
World Steel Association, Annual production of pig iron in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550857/pig-iron-production-european-union/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual production of pig iron in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph], World Steel Association, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550857/pig-iron-production-european-union/
