The charging ladle moving hot metal into a basic oxygen furnace to be made into steel

Climbing stairs in front of view of facility interior

Baotou Steel main control centre

Hot steel being sprayed with water. This allows the rate at which it cools to be controlled

Inspecting coils in storage

Inspecting coils in storage

Close-up of freshly rolled steel slab in the hot rolling mill

Removing impurities from coal to make coke – pure carbon – for use in the blast furnace