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JOHN C. MCKAY
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01-01-2002
Iron and Steel Industry

Author: JOHN C. MCKAY

Steel over 700 000 million tons produced annually is the world's most important material. Without steel, the world as we know it would not exist: from oil tankers to thumb tacks, from trucks to tin cans, from transmission towers to toasters. Given the huge quantities of steel produced, it is fortunate that the material is easy to recycle. Much of today's steel is produced from scrap. In fact, many of Canada's steel plants make steel totally from scrap.

Iron production requires these raw materials: iron ore, coal and stone ( LIMESTONE , dolomite). Steel production ...

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