According to statistics, Brazil exported 227,000 tons of pig iron in May, reducing by 16.7% year on year and falling by 32% from a month ago.
Among them, 116,000 tons were exported to the US, falling by 49.2%; 66,000 tons were to China, surging by 1,619.8%; 22,000 tons were to Taiwan, rising by 54.9%, all compared to that in the same period of a year earlier.
In the first five months of this year, Brazil exported 1.366 million tons of pig iron, decreasing by 16.8% year on year.
Accordingly, it’s estimated that the country’ pig iron exports would reach 3.28 million tons in the full 2012. |
