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Primary steel production remains the predominant form of steel production in the world.

According to the World Steel Association, approximately 70% of global steel production comes from primary production methods, primarily using blast furnaces and basic oxygen furnaces (BOF), which involve processing iron ore. The remaining 30% is produced from recycled steel using electric arc furnaces (EAF) and other methods.1

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  1. World Steel Association. (2023, March). Fact Sheet: Steel and Raw Materials. https://worldsteel.org/wp-content/uploads/Fact-sheet-raw-materials-2023.pdf ↩