IRON ORE PELLETIZING / INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY

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Iron ore pellets photographed at Ferrexpo — From fine feed to an ironmaking raw material.
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01Feed preparationConcentrate & moisture 02Mixing & dosingBinder & additives 03BallingGreen pellet formation 04Screening & feedingClassification & distribution 05Induration & coolingThermal hardening 06Product handlingStorage & downstream use

Material flow / thermal treatmentScreen rejects return to the balling circuit as specified by the plant flowsheet.Conceptual equipment illustrations

Simplified process navigation. Actual plant arrangements and recycle streams vary by ore, product and technology.

01 / EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

What does the equipment do?

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Explore equipment →02 / PELLET QUALITY

What makes a suitable pellet?

Understand green-pellet, physical, chemical and reduction-related quality concepts.

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Why do fines remain after screening?Trace the feed path ↗Stronger green pellets, but still too much recycle?Review the circuit ↗How should straight grate and grate-kiln be compared?Compare the evidence ↗What makes a pellet suitable for direct reduction?Build a qualification plan ↗

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REFERENCE

Pelletizing terminology

A concise guide to the terms used across the process.

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Project interface review

A printable record for scope, ownership and unresolved handovers.

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Maintenance evidence

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ADVERTISING & TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIPS

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TECHNICAL GUIDE

Green strength & binders

Connect feed preparation, binder dispersion, plasticity and the complete quality sequence.

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Screen to furnace

Track degradation, distribution and the difference between pellet porosity and bed voidage.

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Thermal routes & testwork

Compare process proposals with representative ore and a common energy boundary.

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SELECTED PROJECTS & TECHNOLOGY

Developments with practical context.

Three references for project scope, feedstock decisions and thermal upgrades.

PROJECT SCOPE

India · 8 December 2025

A compact plant still needs complete interfaces

A Chandrapur contract provides a useful reference for smaller traveling-grate installations.

Contract announcementSource: MetsoRead the context

OPERATING EXPERIENCE

United States · June 2024

Pellet choice reaches beyond the reduction furnace

An operating case connects pellet selection with HBI markets and briquetting maintenance.

Operator technical caseSource: Lisa Young, Cleveland-Cliffs / MidrexRead the context

THERMAL TECHNOLOGY

International · 10 October 2023

What a hydrogen burner announcement establishes

A burner launch raises practical questions about fuel supply, integration and verification.

Supplier launch / laboratory evidenceSource: MetsoRead the context

Original source dates shown · Selected for lasting technical relevanceExplore all 12 references →