Ferrochromium[edit]

Main article: Ferrochromium

The leading world chromite ore-producing countries in 2014 were South Africa (12 Mt), Kazakhstan
(3.7 Mt), India (3.5 Mt), and Turkey (2.6 Mt). Most of the chromite ore production was smelted in
electric-arc furnaces to produce ferrochromium for the metallurgical industry. The leading world
ferrochromium-producing countries in 2014 were China (4.5 Mt), South Africa (3.6 Mt), Kazakhstan
(1.2 Mt) and India (0.9 Mt). Most of the 11.7 Mt of ferrochromium produced worldwide was
consumed in the manufacture of stainless steel which totalled 41.7 Mt in 2014. [4]