Article | REF: M7580 V3

Direct reduction

Author: Jacques ASTIER

Publication date: September 10, 2005 | Lire en français

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    2. Worldwide development of direct reduction

    On a global scale, the continued expansion of direct reduction can be clearly seen in figures 7 and 8 , which show that world iron ore production is declining:

    • practically went into production in 1970, with an output of 20,000 tonnes;

    • rose to 270,000 tonnes in 1980.

    Thereafter, development, although not very rapid, was continuous (apart from a slowdown in 2001) to reach :...

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