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Basic oxygen steelmaking

technology Maturity 7-9

We make steel from hot iron.

ThyssenKrupp Duisburg 016.jpg
ThyssenKrupp Duisburg 016.jpg
Workers blow air into the metal. This helps make the iron into steel. It is very fast. This helps us build big things. Do you like things made of steel?

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