HIsmelt

HIsmelt, short for high-intensity smelting, is the world's first commercial direct smelting process for making iron straight from the ore.

Fine iron ores and non-coking coals are injected directly into a molten iron bath, contained within a Smelt Reduction Vessel (SRV), to produce high quality molten pig iron. It can be considered both as a potential replacement for the blast furnace and as a new source of low cost iron units for BOF or EAF steelmaking.

HIsmelt technology brings many advantages to the steelmaking industry - such as lower operating costs; lower capital intensity, lower environmental impact, greater raw material and operational flexibility.

HIsmelt licences are available to steel producers throughout the world. Find out more about accessing the HIsmelt technology.