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Iron Without Fire: How Electricity Could Replace the Blast Furnace
Ironmaking could be on the edge of a major upgrade. Scientists have developed a cleaner, electrochemical method to extract ...
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A step toward cleaner iron extraction using electricity
Iron and its alloys, such as steel and cast iron, dominate the modern world, and there’s growing demand for iron-derived ...
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Cleanest steel ever? US scientists achieve coal-free ironmaking at lesser cost
Scientists develop a low-emission, saltwater-based method to extract iron, offering a cleaner future for the steel industry.
UK government refuses to rule out nationalizing last local plant that makes steel from raw material
The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials ...
Scunthorpe's British Steel early blast furnace closures 'far from a done deal' - Industry Minister
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Last UK blast furnaces days from closure as Chinese owners cut off crucial supplies
Jingye, the Chinese company that bought British Steel out of receivership in 2020, rejected a £500 million offer of public ...
Sir Keir Starmer ‘must nationalise steel industry & save jobs’ as Britain’s last blast furnaces prepare for closure
BRITAIN’S last blast furnaces are in line to be nationalised within weeks as the Chinese owners prepare to shut up shop. Sir ...
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【SMM Blast Furnace Operating Rate】Increased Maintenance of Blast Furnaces, Pig Iron Increment Falls Short of Expectations
According to the SMM survey, as of April 2, the blast furnace operating rate of 242 steel mills surveyed by SMM was 87.49%, up 0.02 percentage points MoM. The blast furnace capacity utilization rate ...
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The SMM Blast Furnace Operating Rate Slightly Increased, Iron Ore Prices Fluctuated Rangebound [SMM Brief Review]
Today, the iron ore futures continued to fluctuate upward. The most-traded contract I2505 finally closed at 791.5, with a daily increase of 1.09%. Traders sold goods according to market conditions; ...