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Fig. 7.4 Consumption of raw materials and auxiliary materials and emissions of long process and
short process. Source Yun et al. 2006. Note Cases in red dotted lines indicate processes and material
consumption eliminated by short process steelmaking
Current development and future prospects of long and short process steelmaking.
The proportion of short process steel in major steel producing countries is shown in
Fig. 7.5. In 2018, China’s crude steel production by long process totaled 820 Mt, i.e.
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Fig. 7.5 Proportion of short process steel in top 10 crude steel producing countries. 2019 Source
WSA