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Blast Furnace

Steel

The blast furnace is crucial for steelworks using iron ore as their principal raw material. The furnaces are tall and shaft-like structures which extract iron from ore in a continuous thermal process that produces molten iron (pig iron) for conversion into steel in a basic oxygen furnace. Iron ore, coke and limestone are the main inputs and are charged to the top of the blast furnace.

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Reheat Furnace, Electric Air Furnace, Basic Oxygen Furnace, Open Hearth Furnace, Tunnel Furnace, Energy Optimising Furnace

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Blast Furnace

Steel

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