Differences between integrated steel plants and mini steel plants,

Differences between integrated steel plants and mini steel plants

Differences between integrated steel plants and mini steel plants.

An Integrated iron and steel plant (like Pakistan Steel) is large and capable of handling complex processes from raw materials Sintering, Iron making to steel making, hot/cold rolling and shaping. Heavy ingot forging facilities are also added in integrated steel plants associated with shaping of rail rolling stock , manufacturing of automobile and truck parts etc.

On the other hand, mini steel plant is smaller, has Electric Arc- Furnaces, uses steel scrap and sponge iron to produce steel and has smaller size ingots casting or continuous casting with rolling facilities preferably long products of structural steels for construction. Typically they do not have facilities for casting and rolling of flat products. Esoteric to some mini re-rolling mills that employ the procured ingots/ Billets for processing  into construction bars, baling hops etc. are also called mini steel mills. Usually they are set in the downstream industries of an Integrated steel mill ( like mini Abbass steel re- rolling).