ID: 32661Interior view of the steel production facility Free downloadKeywords facility interiorBrazilGerdauMinas GeraisCategories Brazil, Gerdau S.A., Usina Ouru Branco (Gerdau S.A.), Production Process, Country, Producer, Facility, Final ProductRelated itemsSteel plate in production Moving plates by crane Rolling process at NLMK La Louvière Iron ore, the fundamental ingredient of steel, needs to be reduced in blast furnace to remove it of impurities Scrap metal waiting to be recycled into new steel Handling process at NLMK La Louvière Casting wire rod Hot steel being sprayed with water. This allows the rate at which it cools to be controlled