Definition

Noun: 1. The industrial process of manufacturing steel: Specifically, the act or process of making steel from pig iron or other raw materials through methods like the basic oxygen process or electric arc furnace.

Usage

• Steel production is a key indicator of a nation's industrial capacity.
• The new factory will significantly increase the region's steel production.
• Technological advances have made modern steel production more efficient.

Advanced Usage

• "Global steel production": Refers to the total output of steel from all producers worldwide.
  • Global steel production reached a record high last year.
• "Integrated steel production": Describes a large-scale plant that handles the entire process from raw iron ore to finished steel.
  • The company operates an integrated steel production facility.

Variants and Related Words

• Steelmaking (n): The process or business of producing steel; often used synonymously with "steel production."
  • The city's economy was built on steelmaking.
• Steelworks (n): A factory where steel is manufactured.
  • The old steelworks have been converted into a museum.

Synonyms

• Steelmaking: The act or process of manufacturing steel.
• Steel manufacture: The industrial fabrication of steel.

Related Phrases

• "Production of steel": A more formal or descriptive phrasing for "steel production."
  • The country focused on increasing the production of steel for its infrastructure projects.
• "Steel output": Refers specifically to the quantity of steel produced.
  • The plant's steel output exceeded expectations.

Noun

1. making steel from pig iron