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BlueScope Steel is committed to providing extensive information for students about steel making processes and activities. Please use the links below to find out more.
Steel is a general term for iron containing small amounts of carbon, manganese and other elements.
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Ingredients required to make steel are iron ore, coke, flux, molten iron, scrap steel and alloying materials.
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The pathway from raw materials to finished steel products is quite a complex one involving many processes.
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Glossary of Steelmaking terms.
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Steel operations have created a significant by-products industry, in line with our commitment to reusing materials rather than adding them to the waste stream.
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is an important tool we use to improve both steelmaking processes and products. In broader terms, it assists in reducing the impact of these products and processes on the environment.
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Steel is one of the world's most recycled products. Steel is 100 percent recyclable - which means its life cycle is potentially continuous.
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Energy is an essential element of every facet of steelmaking - from the reduction of iron ore to molten iron, through the various stages of processing and finishing. The main sources of energy in steelmaking are coal, electricity, natural gas and by-product gas from coke ovens and blast furnaces.
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We are commited to the protection of flora and fauna in and around our sites. There are a number of endangered species that live within these sites.
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