Direct reduction

Scrap

Ladle(Refining) Electric arc furnace

(Steelmaking)

Iron Ore

PelletsElectric Arc Furnace Steelmaking

Continuous casting

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OVERVIEW OF THE STEELMAKING PROCESS

Pellets

Sinter

Limestone

Coke

Iron Ore

Coal

Scrap

Blast furnace(Ironmaking)

Converter(Steelmaking)

Ladle(Refining)

Blast Furnace Steelmaking

Coal/Natural Gas

Plate Hot-rolled bars Rods Tube rounds Rails

Slab Billet Bloom

Hot-rolled and cold-rolled strip (Coils) Structural shapes