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Direct Reduced Iron
Steel
Direct reduced iron is a processed iron ore that is iron-rich enough to be used as a scrap substitute in electric furnace steelmaking. The impurities in the crushed iron ore are driven off through the use of massive amounts of natural gas.
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Iron and Steel,
Iron Carbide,
Iron Ore,
Merchant Pig Iron,
Pig Iron,
Wrought Iron,
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Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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