Written by active DRI-EAF operators. Anonymous by necessity, specific by design.
Jul 27, 2026
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3 min read
One point of metallic yield is $3-4 per tonne of liquid steel. FeO in the slag is where it goes.
Jul 20, 2026
4 min read
Metallization and carbon decide your heat before the first kWh — most shops never read them.
Jul 13, 2026
An hour off-power doesn't cost you its kWh. It costs you the tonnes you'd have made in it.
Jul 6, 2026
PdM is sold as a plant-wide platform. It returns as three or four assets — the rest is dashboard.
Jun 29, 2026
A €120/t gap between BF-BOF and scrap-EAF isn't a rounding error. It's a structural moat that widens every year.
Jun 22, 2026
First heat proves the chemistry. The electrolyzer's capacity factor decides the economics.
Jun 15, 2026
kg/t blends tip wear, side oxidation, and breakage — and you can only fix them one at a time.
