ID: 31710Iron ore, the fundamental ingredient of steel, needs to be reduced in blast furnace to remove it of impurities Free downloadKeywords raw materialsoreNLMK GroupNovolipetskStoilenskyCategories Production Process, Country, Producer, Facility, Ironmaking, Russia, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK Group), Novolipetsk (NLMK Group)Related itemsCutting billets Billet production at NSMMZ (NLMK Group) Removing impurities from coal to make coke – pure carbon – for use in the blast furnace Checking that rebar meets customer specifications Stacks of finished pipe stock in storage Hot steel plate Stacking packaged galvanised steel coils Steel plate in the cooling bed