Mining, metals and minerals - Overview of the steel industry

The European steel industry is competitive, well established in a majority of Member States and an important employer. It produces steel in an energy intensive process by reducing iron ore, or by melting recycled scrap. Hundreds varieties of steel products are used in a very wide range of applications by industries like mechanical, shipbuilding, automotive, appliances and packaging, construction and transport. Steel is recovered from end of life goods and recycled without loss of its intrinsic properties, which adds to its competitiveness and environmental benefits.

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