ID: 31710 Iron ore, the fundamental ingredient of steel, needs to be reduced in blast furnace to remove it of impurities Free download Keywords Stoilenskyraw materialsoreNLMK GroupNovolipetsk Categories Country, Producer, Facility, Ironmaking, Russia, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK Group), Novolipetsk (NLMK Group), Production Process Related items Crane operator at the facility port A technician in full personal protective equipment (PPE) Interior view of hot strip mill HBIS employees in front of the blast furnace Monitoring plate rolling in the control room Preparing to load wire rod coils onto a ship Charging ladle moving hot metal to the basic oxygen furnace Exterior view of facility at night