Refractory demand by region from The Freedonia Group's World Refractory Study - http://www.freedoniagroup.com/DocumentDetails.aspx?DocumentId=610725

1. WORLD REFRACTORY DEMAND BY REGION, 2011
(39.2 million metric tons)
Other
Asia/Pacific
14.8%
Western Europe
7.6%
China
54.3%
North America
6.9%
Eastern Europe
6.8%
Africa/Mideast
Central & South 5.1%
America
4.3%
Source: The Freedonia Group, Inc.