Venezuelan HBI production drops 40% in 2013

摘要

In 2013, HBI production in Venezuela and India sank by 40% and 13% year-on-year respectively, but the launch of new production facilities in MENA countries pushed up global output by 3% to 75 million t. According to the annual report of Midrex, the global leader in DRI module manufacture, HBI output in Venezuela and India shrank to 2.77 million t and 17.7 million t respectively in the year-on-year comparison.