TY - JOUR AU - GarcĂ­a, L. AU - Cores, A. AU - Formoso, A. AU - Babich, A. PY - 1997/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Pig iron production in the countries of European Community JF - Revista de Metalurgia JA - Rev. metal. VL - 33 IS - 6 SE - Reviews DO - 10.3989/revmetalm.1997.v33.i6.836 UR - https://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/836 SP - 403-415 AB - The incessant increase of the competitivity of the metallurgical industry implies the necessity of the optimization of the resources and raw materials used. This affects in the same way the ironmaking in blast furnace and its principal fuel, metallurgical coke. It is from here the importance of the development of the techniques which facilitate improvements in the operation parameters in the blast furnace. This article is dedicated to the latest developments applicated on blast furnace process in the countries of European Community. ER -