3. Advantages and possibilities of continuous processing of steel products

By examining the development of continuous production lines in the iron and steel industry from the angle of, on the one hand, the production of metal in a solid state (reduced ore or DRI/HBI) or liquid state (cast iron or steel) and, on the other hand, the manufacture of a hot-rolled product from liquid steel, we have been able to see how such concepts are currently looking, what the first achievements have been, and what their future may hold.

To clarify this evolution, we need to review :

• current first achievements and those planned for the future;

• the benefits expected from such achievements;

• the main problems and difficulties encountered ;

• the main problem associated with the fundamental role of the steel mill...