Direct reduction Scrap Ladle (Refining) Electric arc furnace (Steelmaking) Iron Ore Pellets Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Continuous casting Design by Blisscommunication.com / Cover photo: ThyssenKrupp Steel / Tubes photo: Salzgitter The process shown above is illustrative only and is not designed to show the steelmaking process in detail. Not all steel plants produce all of the products shown in this diagram. worldsteel.org OVERVIEW OF THE STEELMAKING PROCESS Pellets Sinter Limestone Coke Iron Ore Coal Scrap Blast furnace (Ironmaking) Converter (Steelmaking) Ladle (Refining) Blast Furnace Steelmaking Coal/Natural Gas Plate Hot-rolled bars Rods Tube rounds Rails Slab Billet Bloom Hot-rolled and cold-rolled strip (Coils) Structural shapes