how many ears dri plants needed

This list is the top 29 steel producers in the world in 2005. Bluescope was No. 36 (see world Steel Industry on Wikipedia). There is a hell of a lot of EARS/DRI plants needed when it's proved eh wot? And we can't mention DRZ plants for the galvanising industry yet!

117.2 Mton (in 2006) Arcelor Mittal (Global)
32.0 Mton Nippon Steel (Japan)
30.5 Mton POSCO (South Korea)
29.9 Mton JFE (Japan)
28.2 Mton Tata Steel (India)
23.8 Mton Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (China)
19.3 Mton United States Steel Corporation (United States)
18.4 Mton Nucor Corporation (United States)
17.5 Mton Riva Group (Europe)
16.8 Mton Techint (Latin America)
16.5 Mton ThyssenKrupp (Germany)
16.1 Mton Tangshan (China)
14.6 Mton Shagang Group (China)
13.9 Mton EvrazHolding (Russia)
13.7 Mton Gerdau (Brazil)
13.6 Mton Severstal (Russia)
13.5 Mton Sumitomo Metal Industries (Japan)
13.4 Mton SAIL (India)
12.0 Mton Wuhan Iron and Steel (China)
11.9 Mton Anshan (China)
11.4 Mton Magnitogorsk (Russia)
10.5 Mton Shougang (China)
10.4 Mton Jinan (China)
10.3 Mton Laiwu (China)
10.3 Mton China Steel (Taiwan)
9.6 Mton Maanshan (China)
9.4 Mton Imidro (Iran)
8.7 Mton Usiminas (Brazil)
8.5 Mton Novolipetsk (Russia)