PDF Pellet Process Uses and Exposures May 2010
Charging the blast furnace/ BOS plant Pellets are primarily used in blast furnaces and are also used in DRplants. Occasionally pellets are used in the steel process. Pellets are stored in bunkers before charging to the blast furnace. The mixture of iron bearing materials (iron ore rubble, sinter and/or pellets) and additives (flux material)