However, DRI technology requires a higher grade of iron ore than blast furnaces – typically at least 67%. "Iron ore miners continue to be largely focused on producing lower quality blast furnace-grade iron ore as this coal-consuming technology still produces the great majority of the world's steel," said report author Simon Nicholas.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The proportion of high-grade iron ore with > 67% Fe is relatively small, as shown in Figure 4. FIGURE 4. Seaborne iron ore product by grade. Figure 5 shows the share of DR production by process in 2019 from which it is clear that shaft furnace processes are by far the most significant, ...
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