Ore-Based Metallics – Overview of Global Trends
(pdf file 5 MB)
by Chris Barrington, Secretariat, IPIA, presented at CIS Steel and Raw Materials in the World Markets, Apr. 13, 2010, Kiev, Ukraine

Hot briquetted iron – down but not out (pdf file 309 KB)

The case for HBI (pdf file 571 KB)

HBIA Article in 3rd Quarter 2008 Direct From Midrex
(pdf file 209 KB)

HBI – The Ideal Merchant Steelmaking Metallic – Roy Whipp 2007 (pdf file 67 KB)

Image Overhaul for Steelmaking Metallics (as published in Recycling Today, January 2008) (pdf file 2 MB)

A Case for Alternatives (as published in PRIME by SteelOrbis, Feb/Mar 2008) (pdf file 559 KB)

2008.1 GN (pdf file 3.15 MB)
Anticipating the Iron Horse’s Next Buck
Peter F. Marcus and Karlis M. Kirsis
World Steel Dynamics
Presented at SSS XXIII, June 24, 2008, New York, NY

2007.1 GN (pdf file 1.35 MB)
DRI/HBI Overview
Alberto Hassan; The Expanding World of Scrap & Scrap Alternatives - Ryan's Notes Forum; Miami, Fl., USA; January 22-23, 2007

2006.1 GN
DRI/HBI Overview - Panel II - Raw Materials & Transportation - Will They Support Market Expansion?
Alberto Hassan; Mexican Steel 2006 - Consolidation & Growth; Monterrey, NL Mexico; January 23-25, 2006
2006.1-1 (Word file 113 KB)
2006.1-2 (PowerPoint file 3,000 KB)

2003.3 GN
Whither DRI?
Kopfel J.; Midrex Company report, 2003
(pdf file 35 KB)

2002.3 GN
Hot Briquetting of DRI Technology and Status of Industrial Applications
Schütze W. R.; Köppern Company report, 2003
(pdf file 1245 KB)

2002.1 GN
The HBI Producers Association
HYL; 2002; HYL Report, Summer 2003
(pdf file 304 KB)

2003.1 GN
HBI as a Balance to Productivity and Residual Control in Steel Plants
Smailer R.; ISS Tech 2003; Iron & Steel Society; Indianapolis, IN; 27-30 April 2003
(pdf file 434 KB)

2003.2 GN
DRI Value
Alvarez I. S.; Iron & Steel Society DRI Short Course; ISS Tech 2003; Indianapolis, IN; April 26, 2003
(pdf file 86 KB)

2002.2 GN
Scrap, DRI, and Pig Iron: Whassup?
Kopfle J., et al.; Midrex Company report, 2002
(pdf file 109 KB)

1997.1 GN
4000 Years Later... A history of the direct reduction of iron ore
HYL; First published in 1977 and updated in 1997; HYL Company report, 1997
(pdf file 2053 KB)

1994.1 GN
Steel 2003: A Road Map to the 21st Century
Barnett D., et al., (Unknown); 1994
(pdf file 822 KB)

1991.1
GN Technical, Financial, and Managerial Considerations in the Production of DRI
Ullah A., et al.; ILAFA Congress; Mexico City, Mexico; 1991.1
(pdf file 1506 KB)

1983.1 GN
The Future of direct Reduced Iron in the Industrialized World
Brown J. W., et al; The United Nation's Seminar on the Economic Problems Relatred to the Creation of Steel Plants Using Direct Reduction; Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands; 16-20 May 1983
(pdf file 1844 KB)

1977.1 GN
Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking with Sponge Iron
Brown J. W., et al; Ilafa Direct Reduction Congress Latin American Iron & Steel Institute; Macuto, Venezuela; July 10-14, 1977
(pdf file 1979 KB) (pdf file 2000 KB)