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Long-term perspectives for the coke market and cokemaking technologies.

Long-term perspectives for the coke market and cokemaking technologies.

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Nashan, G.

Nashan, G.

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DOI

10.5151/ABM-IRONMAKING-2001-2001213

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Abstract

Some introductory findings: • Steel products will remain the basis of economic progress worldwide for many years to come. • The metallurgical process based on blast furnace technology will remain the foundation for it, as it has been for decades before, with a HM/CS ratio of 0.7. • Blast furnace coke will thus continue to be, far into the future, the most important raw material for steel production and steel-derived products, which are crucial to assure economic progress worldwide. Is it a challenge to the international cokemaking industry, or can we fulfill this task without any efforts, as comparably done in the past 20 years? As usual? That would be too simple and would overlook or ignore those problems that have been predicted for a long time.

Some introductory findings: • Steel products will remain the basis of economic progress worldwide for many years to come. • The metallurgical process based on blast furnace technology will remain the foundation for it, as it has been for decades before, with a HM/CS ratio of 0.7. • Blast furnace coke will thus continue to be, far into the future, the most important raw material for steel production and steel-derived products, which are crucial to assure economic progress worldwide. Is it a challenge to the international cokemaking industry, or can we fulfill this task without any efforts, as comparably done in the past 20 years? As usual? That would be too simple and would overlook or ignore those problems that have been predicted for a long time.

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