Major Pig Iron Exporters in 2021

Among the major exporters, the CIS nations retained the top positions, although supplies by Russia dropped to 3.92 mnt from 4.18 mnt in CY’20, a decrease of over 6% on the year. Similarly, exports by Ukraine slipped 6% year-to-year to 2.91 mnt from 3.1 mnt. Brazil, too, saw export volumes dropping to 3.25 mnt in CY’21 compared with 3.75 mnt in the preceding fiscal.