Technology

A modern and high-tech industry

Modern steelmaking relies on advanced technologies. worldsteel plays an important role in benchmarking best practice, helping its members improve their businesses. Representatives from member companies meet regularly to exchange information on technological, manufacturing and operational performance.

Some examples of key topics are: environmental management, maintenance at steel plants and a healthy and accident-free workplace.

worldsteel technical books

Recent worldsteel technical publications include Maintenance in the new millennium, Yield improvement in the steel industry, Steel industry by-products and Water management in the steel industry.

These reports can add signifcant value to steelmaking companies if their ideas and recommendations are implemented. Furthermore, most of the findings are applicable to other manufacturing industries.

Click on the links in the right column to find out more about these publications.

Video and photos from the multimedia gallery

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Iron ore and coal
Title Iron ore and coal
Source* worldsteel
Description Iron ore and coal waiting to be processed at Tata Steel in, Ijmuiden, The Netherlands

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Technical publications available from the online bookshop

Click on the title links below to consult the table of contents or to purchase the following reports from the online bookshop:

Maintenance in the new millennium

A global benchmarking study examining maintenance performance from 64 steelmaking sites around the world.

Yield improvement in the steel industry

This worldsteel study covers the complete process chain from ironmaking to finished products and traces the iron yields of the different steps. It also looks at factors influencing yield.

Steel industry by-products

This report outlines the economic and environmental issues surrounding steel industry by-products. It also examines the benefit by-products can create for other industries, such as cement and road-building.

Water management in the steel industry

This report provides information about processes, water intake, and types of water used, reused and discharged. It contains case studies that identify good water management practices for every process step from cokemaking to ironmaking, steelmaking and rolling to waste management.