steel industry

The iron and steel industry is an industrial sector primarily engaged in the mining, beneficiation, and smelting of ferrous metals, as well as the processing and manufacturing of iron and steel products. It includes sub-industries such as the mining and beneficiation of iron, chromium, and manganese ores; iron smelting; steel smelting; steel processing; ferroalloy smelting; and the production of steel wire and its products. It is a crucial raw material industry for the national economy.