Steel is one of the most important materials in the world, from construction to transportation, it's essential in shaping our ...

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A blast furnace is a large, vertical structure where iron ore, coke, and limestone are continuously fed from the top, and molten iron and slag are extracted from the bottom. The process involves ...

Raw materials have arrived in the UK and will be transported to the British Steel site in Scunthorpe to keep its blast furnaces burning ... carrying coking coal and iron ore is expected from ...

Turning off a blast furnace without making it permanently ... with iron ore and coking coal poured in at the top and liquid iron extracted at the bottom. This iron goes to the steel plant to ...

But for blast furnaces, if paused, the molten iron inside solidifies. And once reheated, it expands and cracks the furnace. To keep the blast furnaces running, it needs steady supplies (and ...

The government passed an emergency law to take control of British Steel amid accusations that its Chinese-owner Jingye was planning to switch the furnaces off. Beijing has accused the government of ...

a product made from raw materials such as iron ore and coking coal - as opposed to recycled materials - using two huge blast furnaces. Image: British Steel's Scunthorpe plant. Pic: Reuters Jingye ...

The UK government has taken control of British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, to prevent it from closing.

The government has now secured coke and iron ore pellets for the blast furnaces and is confident there will be enough materials to keep them burning. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds will travel ...