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the manufacture of pig iron. 275
Table 54. The World’s Production of Pig Iron. In thousands of tons.
Country Annua 1 1 y
1871—75; 870—80 1881—85 1886—90 1891—95 1896—00 1901—05 1906-10 1911 1912 1913
i Sweden .... 332’ 357 429 447 471 518 528 568 634 700 730
Great Britain . 6 562| 6 765 8 227 7 883 7 361 9 002 8 880 9 944 9 875 8 891 10 647
Belgium.... 589 495 720 781 766 1006 1129 1510 2 045 2 345 2 477
Germany . . . 1946 2 176 3 411 4 215 5 082 7 446 9 472 13 010 15 567 17 869 19 309
Austria ... 316 186 475 573 686 932 1020 1416 1528 1760
Hungary . 153 232 185 234 323 444 422 512 600 553
France .... 1265 1518 1899 1693 2 006 2 525 2 742 3 592 4 507 4 948 5122
Russia .... 389 428, 493 695 1185 2 315 2 600 2 760 3 579 4185
U. s. A. ... 2 284 2 604 4 370 7193 8 263 11677 18 531 24 410 24 028 30 204 31 462
Other Countries 335 356 477 569 608 764 1287 1578 1867 2 040
Total 14171 15 117 20 686 24 288 26 751 36 629 46 611 59 300 64 230 73 495
1865, and the output per working day has during the same time been
trebled. One observes distinctly the greater concentration, the larger scale
of operation.
The Domnarfvet Iron Works show the biggest output per average day
that was attained during the year 1913, namely 52-05 tons.
The use of coke solely or of coke mixed with charcoal in the making
of pig iron has increased during the last few years. The iron thus
produced is intended, for home consumption, to supersede imported iron of
Output of Pig Iron in Sweden.
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