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

Interior of steelmaking plant

Finishing the steel into panels

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

Workers inspecting slabs in storage at NLMK Verona

Interior view of the slab production facility

Hot steel slab being rolled

Moving steel coils in the storage facility