Integration of cast iron production and electric steelmaking

The title of this paragraph may come as a surprise, since at first glance it might appear to be a singular variation on the "classic factory" scheme.

• In fact, as shown in figure 5 , these diagrams are part of a more general framework of all the possibilities for producing steel from liquid pig iron. Among these, we can distinguish (the articles cited are listed in the Pour en savoir plus):

  • the most classic combinations of blast furnaces (large or small) with oxygen steelmaking, all of which are covered in the article on classic integrated plants