According to the U.S. companystatistics, the 2007 World DRI production by 12.4 percent year-on-year to 67,220,000 tons, nearly 3 years to achieve double-digit growth for the first time.
By the world''s iron and steel industry strongly support the development of the Middle East, India and Russia, a number of new direct reduction iron into operation one after another. One of the 4 sets of production equipment used MIDREX process, they are: LebedinskyII Russia''s annual production capacity to 1,400,000 tons, Qatar Steel Company to set an annual output of 1,500,000 tons of equipment, the Saudi Hadeed steel company with an annual output of 1,000,000 tons, as well as to Saudi Arabia''s capacity DRIC 1,000,000 tons of equipment. In addition India Vikram Ispat also put into operation using a HYLSA technology equipment, with an annual output to 600,000 tons.
India has been 5 years in a row to keep the world''s largest producer of direct reduced iron, produced 19,060,000 tons, the world''s total output of 1 / 4; Venezuela came in second place, the output of 7,710,000 tons, two consecutive years of decline in production; Iran was third, the output of 7,440,000 tons. In accordance with the DRI process, MIDREX process for the production of 39,720,000 tons, accounting for 59.1 percent of world output; coal-based SL / RN technology of production of 14,900,000 tons, accounting for 22.2 percent of world output, followed by HYLSA technology, production for 1130 10,000 tons, accounting for 16.8 percent of world production.
By the world''s iron and steel industry strongly support the development of the Middle East, India and Russia, a number of new direct reduction iron into operation one after another. One of the 4 sets of production equipment used MIDREX process, they are: LebedinskyII Russia''s annual production capacity to 1,400,000 tons, Qatar Steel Company to set an annual output of 1,500,000 tons of equipment, the Saudi Hadeed steel company with an annual output of 1,000,000 tons, as well as to Saudi Arabia''s capacity DRIC 1,000,000 tons of equipment. In addition India Vikram Ispat also put into operation using a HYLSA technology equipment, with an annual output to 600,000 tons.
India has been 5 years in a row to keep the world''s largest producer of direct reduced iron, produced 19,060,000 tons, the world''s total output of 1 / 4; Venezuela came in second place, the output of 7,710,000 tons, two consecutive years of decline in production; Iran was third, the output of 7,440,000 tons. In accordance with the DRI process, MIDREX process for the production of 39,720,000 tons, accounting for 59.1 percent of world output; coal-based SL / RN technology of production of 14,900,000 tons, accounting for 22.2 percent of world output, followed by HYLSA technology, production for 1130 10,000 tons, accounting for 16.8 percent of world production.
