Iron ore, the fundamental ingredient of steel, needs to be reduced in blast furnace to remove it of impurities

Steel billet passing through the hot strip mill

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

Interior view of the slab production facility

Close-up of wire rods

Monitoring logistics process of finished steel products in the control centre

Hot-dip coated steel waiting to be galvanised. Galvanisation gives the steel a protective zinc coating to prevent rust

Workers walk in front of coke ovens. These ovens remove the impurities in coal to make pure carbon for use in the blast furnace