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116 terms

Processes, products and standards, ore, energy, port, environment, climate and trade: every term used on this site and in the white papers, defined in English, French and Chinese.

Each word sits at the station where the thing happens: from ore to finished steel, then in what surrounds the line. Brighter words lead to a page or a tool of this site. Arrow keys move along the line; Enter keeps the word open.

A

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

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FR Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine中文 非洲大陆自由贸易区

The agreement that gradually lowers customs duties between African countries. It widens the potential market of a coastal steelworks.

Trade and economy

See alsoWP09 · The economics of domestic steelWP04 · Steel demand

ANOR

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FR ANOR中文 喀麦隆标准与质量局(ANOR)

Cameroon’s standards and quality agency (Agence des normes et de la qualité), which develops national standards and checks compliance, including for reinforcing steel.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

Apparent steel use

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FR Consommation apparente d’acier中文 表观用钢量

Production plus imports minus exports of finished steel products in a year. It measures the steel entering an economy.

Trade and economy

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandImport-substitution simulator

ARSEL

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FR ARSEL中文 电力监管局(ARSEL)

Cameroon’s electricity sector regulator (Agence de régulation du secteur de l’électricité). Among other things it publishes sector data and oversees tariffs.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gas

ASTM A615

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FR ASTM A615中文 ASTM A615标准

The American specification for deformed carbon-steel bars for concrete reinforcement, including Grade 60 [420], a minimum yield strength of 420 MPa.

Products, standards and testingSource: ASTM A615/A615M

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

B

Baghouse filter

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FR Filtre à manches中文 布袋除尘器

A dust collector in which furnace fumes pass through fabric bags that trap dust before release to the atmosphere.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommitments

Bagyeli

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FR Bagyeli中文 巴吉埃利人

An Indigenous forest people of southern Cameroon, present notably in the Kribi area. IFC PS7 sets out how a project must consult them and respect their rights.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommunities

Bend and rebend test

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FR Essai de pliage et dépliage中文 弯曲与反向弯曲试验

A test that bends a bar around a mandrel and then straightens it to check that it does not crack. It mimics bending on site.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

Beneficiation

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FR Enrichissement中文 选矿

The operations (grinding, gravity, magnetic or flotation separation) that raise an ore’s iron grade and remove silica and alumina.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelValue-chain explorer

Billion cubic feet (bcf)

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FR Milliard de pieds cubes中文 十亿立方英尺

A common industry unit of natural-gas volume (bcf). It is used to size the gas supply of a direct-reduction plant.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gasWP01 · From ore to steel

Blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF)

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FR Haut fourneau et convertisseur à oxygène中文 高炉-转炉流程

The classic integrated route: the blast furnace reduces ore with coke to make liquid hot metal, then the converter blows oxygen through it to remove carbon. It is the most CO₂-intensive route.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeWP06 · Lower-carbon steelSteel route lab

Bloom and beam blank

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FR Bloom et ébauche de poutrelle中文 大方坯与异型坯

Semi-finished products of larger section than a billet, used to roll heavy sections and H-beams.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the route

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Capacity utilisation

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FR Taux d’utilisation des capacités中文 产能利用率

Actual output divided by installed capacity. A low rate signals weak demand or, as in Cameroon, a shortage of feed to process.

Trade and economy

See alsoWP04 · Steel demand

Carbon equivalent (CEV)

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FR Carbone équivalent中文 碳当量

An index combining carbon, manganese and other element contents to predict how weldable a steel is: the lower it is, the more easily the bar welds without embrittlement.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

CEMAC

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FR CEMAC中文 中部非洲经济与货币共同体

The Central African Economic and Monetary Community: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad, sharing a currency and a common external tariff.

Trade and economy

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandWP09 · The economics of domestic steel

Certificate of environmental compliance

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FR Certificat de conformité environnementale中文 环境合规证书

The act issued by the Ministry of the Environment once the impact assessment is approved. Works cannot begin without it.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommitments

Closed-loop cooling water

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FR Circuit d’eau fermé中文 闭路循环冷却水

A system that recycles cooling water for the furnace, caster and mill; only a small make-up volume replaces evaporation losses.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyClimate and environment

Common external tariff (CET)

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FR Tarif extérieur commun中文 共同对外关税

The customs duties applied by all CEMAC countries to imports from outside the zone, varying by product.

Trade and economy

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelWP04 · Steel demand

Concentrate

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FR Concentré中文 精矿

The fine, high-grade product of beneficiation. For direct reduction it must be very pure, then agglomerated into pellets.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steel

Continuous casting

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FR Coulée continue中文 连铸

A process in which liquid steel passes through a water-cooled copper mould and emerges as a continuously solidifying strand, then cut into billets.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeTechnology

Critical habitat

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FR Habitat critique中文 关键栖息地

An area of very high biodiversity value (threatened species, unique ecosystems). IFC PS6 sets stricter requirements there.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsibly

Crude steel

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FR Acier brut中文 粗钢

Steel in its first solid form after casting. It is the reference unit of world production statistics.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP04 · Steel demand

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Direct-reduction shaft furnace

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FR Four à cuve de réduction directe中文 直接还原竖炉

A vertical reactor in which ore pellets descend against a rising stream of hot reducing gas (reformed natural gas or hydrogen) and leave as direct reduced iron.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeWP05 · Power and gas

Direct-shipping ore (DSO)

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FR Minerai à expédition directe中文 直接装运矿

Ore rich enough to be sold after simple crushing and screening. It suits export and blast furnaces better than direct reduction.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steel

Draught

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FR Tirant d’eau中文 吃水

The depth of a ship’s hull below the waterline. The draught allowed at a quay determines the size of ships a port can receive.

Port and logistics

See alsoWP02 · Kribi as a steel platform

Ductility

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FR Ductilité中文 延性

The ability of steel to stretch before it breaks, measured by elongation at maximum force (Agt) and the tensile-to-yield ratio. It gives structures warning before failure.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

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EAF dust

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FR Poussières d’aciérie électrique中文 电炉粉尘

Fine dust captured by the furnace fume-extraction system. Rich in zinc and containing heavy metals, it is classed as hazardous and must be treated or recycled.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP07 · Building responsibly

EN 10080

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FR EN 10080中文 EN 10080标准

The European standard for weldable reinforcing steel. It sets general requirements; specific grades appear in national standards such as BS 4449.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steelProducts

Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)

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FR Étude d’impact environnemental et social中文 环境与社会影响评估

A regulatory study that describes the baseline, assesses a project’s impacts and sets the measures to avoid, reduce or offset them, with public consultation. In Cameroon it comes before any works begin.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommitmentsCommunities

Environmental and social management plan (ESMP)

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FR Plan de gestion environnementale et sociale中文 环境与社会管理计划

The document that turns the measures of the impact assessment into actions, owners, budgets and monitoring indicators, for construction and operation.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsibly

Environmental baseline

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FR État initial中文 环境基线

A description of air, water, soils, biodiversity and the human environment before a project. Measured over several seasons, it is the reference for tracking impacts.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyClimate and environment

Environmental product declaration (EPD)

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FR Déclaration environnementale de produit中文 环境产品声明

A verified document that reports a product’s life-cycle environmental footprint under common rules. Buyers use it to compare steels.

Climate and carbon

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steel

EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)

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FR Système d’échange de quotas d’émission de l’UE中文 欧盟碳排放交易体系

The European carbon market in which industrial emitters must surrender one allowance per tonne of CO₂. Its price is the reference for the border adjustment.

Climate and carbon

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steelCarbon and CBAM calculator

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Ferroalloys

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FR Ferro-alliages中文 铁合金

Alloys of iron with another element (manganese, silicon and so on) added to steel to deoxidise it and bring its composition to the target grade.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeWP10 · Quality steel

Flat products

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FR Produits plats中文 板材

Hot- or cold-rolled sheet and coil, sometimes galvanised or pre-painted, used for roofing, packaging, machinery and vehicles.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP04 · Steel demand

Floating LNG unit (FLNG)

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FR Unité flottante de liquéfaction中文 浮式液化天然气装置

A ship-borne plant that liquefies natural gas offshore for export (FLNG). Its departure frees gas that local industry could use, if an allocation is organised.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gas

Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)

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FR Consentement libre, informé et préalable中文 自由、事先和知情同意

The principle that Indigenous Peoples give or withhold agreement to a project affecting them, without pressure, before the decision and with full information (IFC PS7, in the circumstances it defines).

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommunities

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Gangue

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FR Gangue中文 脉石

The worthless minerals (silica, alumina and so on) that come with the ore. The more there is, the more energy and lime ironmaking needs, and the more slag it makes.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelWP03 · Choosing the route

GHG Protocol

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FR GHG Protocol中文 温室气体核算体系

The international framework for corporate greenhouse-gas accounting, which defines among other things Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Climate and carbon

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steel

Grade B500 (B500B, B500C)

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FR Nuance B500 (B500B, B500C)中文 B500级钢筋(B500B、B500C)

A weldable reinforcing-steel grade with a characteristic yield strength of 500 MPa. The letters A, B and C denote classes of increasing ductility (EN 10080, BS 4449).

Products, standards and testingSource: EN 10080; BS 4449:2005+A3:2016

See alsoWP10 · Quality steelRebar estimatorProducts

Graphite electrode

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FR Électrode en graphite中文 石墨电极

A graphite column that carries current to the electric arc. It is consumed gradually and is a significant input of the electric furnace.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the route

Green iron

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FR Fer vert中文 绿色铁

Direct reduced or briquetted iron made with low-carbon energy, often near the mine or renewable power, then shipped to steelworks. A long-term option for Central Africa.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steelWP01 · From ore to steel

Grievance mechanism

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FR Mécanisme de gestion des plaintes中文 申诉机制

An accessible, free procedure through which anyone can raise a concern about the project and receive a response within a stated time.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommunities

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Heat

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FR Coulée (charge)中文 炉次

A batch of steel melted and tapped in a single furnace cycle. Its heat number follows the product to the building site and links every bar to its tests.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

Hematite

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FR Hématite中文 赤铁矿

An iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) and the main iron ore mined worldwide. Rich hematite ores can sometimes be shipped with little processing.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steel

Hot briquetted iron (HBI)

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FR Fer briqueté à chaud中文 热压块铁

Direct reduced iron compacted while hot into dense briquettes that can be shipped and stored without the risk of re-oxidation and heating. It is the internationally traded form of DRI.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeWP01 · From ore to steel

Hot rolling

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FR Laminage à chaud中文 热轧

Shaping of reheated steel by successive passes between rolls, which reduce its section and give it the required profile (ribbed bar, rod, angle and so on).

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeTechnology

Hydrogen-based direct reduction

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FR Réduction directe à l’hydrogène中文 氢基直接还原

A form of direct reduction in which hydrogen replaces part or all of the natural gas. If the hydrogen is made with low-carbon electricity, the emissions of the iron fall sharply.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steelWP03 · Choosing the route

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IFC EHS Guidelines (EHS)

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FR Directives EHS de la SFI中文 国际金融公司EHS指南

IFC’s technical references on environment, health and safety, with sector guideline values, including integrated steel mills (emissions, effluents, energy, waste).

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyWP03 · Choosing the route

IFC Performance Standards (PS1 to PS8) (IFC PS)

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FR Normes de performance de la SFI (NP1 à NP8)中文 国际金融公司绩效标准(PS1至PS8)

Eight international reference standards: PS1 assessment and management of risks; PS2 labour and working conditions; PS3 resource efficiency and pollution prevention; PS4 community health, safety and security; PS5 land acquisition and involuntary resettlement; PS6 biodiversity; PS7 Indigenous Peoples; PS8 cultural heritage.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommitments

Incoterms (FOB, CIF)

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FR Incoterms (FOB, CIF)中文 国际贸易术语(FOB、CIF)

International rules that split transport costs and risks between seller and buyer: FOB, delivered on board at the port of loading; CIF, cost, insurance and freight to the port of arrival.

Port and logistics

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandWP09 · The economics of domestic steel

Induction furnace

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FR Four à induction中文 感应炉

An electric furnace that melts metal by electromagnetic induction. Common in small plants, it refines steel only to a limited extent, which constrains quality control.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP10 · Quality steelWP04 · Steel demand

Iron units

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FR Charges métalliques (unités de fer)中文 含铁原料(金属炉料)

All the iron that feeds steelmaking: scrap, DRI, HBI, pig iron and, for a re-roller, purchased billets. This is where the Cameroonian chain has its gap.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelWP04 · Steel demandValue-chain explorer

Itabirite

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FR Itabirite中文 铁英岩

A banded rock of iron oxides and silica with a moderate iron grade. It must be ground and upgraded before sale, and makes up most of Cameroon’s tonnage.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steel

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JORC Code

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FR Code JORC中文 JORC规范

The Australasian code for reporting mineral resources and ore reserves. A “JORC” reserve has been estimated by a competent person under public rules.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steel

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KPIZ

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FR KPIZ中文 克里比港工业区股份有限公司(KPIZ S.A.)

Kribi Port Industrial Zone S.A., the company set up in 2026 to design, finance, develop and operate the Kribi industrial-port zone, which includes a steel cluster.

Port and logisticsSource: Investir au Cameroun, 4 Mar 2026

See alsoWP02 · Kribi as a steel platformKribi site

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Laboratory accreditation

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FR Accréditation des laboratoires中文 实验室认可

Formal recognition of a testing laboratory’s competence under ISO/IEC 17025. It makes its results comparable and defensible.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

Ladle furnace (LF)

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FR Four-poche中文 钢包精炼炉

A secondary-metallurgy station where liquid steel, held in a ladle, is reheated by electrodes, desulphurised and adjusted to its target chemistry and temperature before casting.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the routeTechnology

Large-user tariff

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FR Tarif des gros consommateurs中文 大用户电价

The price terms applied to industrial users connected at high voltage. Their clarity and stability determine whether an electric steelworks is viable.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gas

Local processing

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FR Transformation locale中文 本地加工

The Mining Code requirement (art. 40(4)) that at least 15% of mine output be reserved for processing in Cameroon. The implementing texts have yet to be issued.

Ore and raw materialsSource: Loi n° 2023/014 du 19 décembre 2023 portant Code minier, art. 40(4)

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelValue-chain explorer

Logistics corridor

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FR Corridor logistique中文 物流通道

A transport axis (road, rail, sea lane) linking a port to its hinterland and neighbouring countries, with its transit procedures.

Port and logistics

See alsoWP02 · Kribi as a steel platformLogistics simulator

Long products

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FR Produits longs中文 长材

The family of products rolled from billets or blooms: rebar, wire rod, merchant bars, angles, channels and beams.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandProducts

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Magnetite

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FR Magnétite中文 磁铁矿

A magnetic iron oxide (Fe₃O₄). Often low-grade as mined, it concentrates well by magnetic separation into a high-grade product.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steel

Mangrove

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FR Mangrove中文 红树林

Estuarine coastal forest, a nursery for fish and a natural coastal defence. Mangroves on Cameroon’s coast are sensitive to discharges and land reclamation.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsibly

Mbalam

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FR Mbalam中文 姆巴拉姆铁矿

An iron-ore deposit in eastern Cameroon, linked to the Nabeba deposit in the Republic of the Congo. Its exploitation permit is held by Cameroon Mining Company, Cameroon Steel’s sister company.

Ore and raw materialsSource: Cameroon Tribune, 30 Dec 2024

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelCompany and project

Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV)

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FR Mesure, déclaration et vérification中文 监测、报告与核查

The chain that makes carbon data credible: measurement on site, reporting under a recognised method, verification by an independent third party.

Climate and carbon

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steel

Metallic yield

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FR Rendement métallique中文 金属收得率

The share of the metal charged into the furnace that ends up as liquid steel, the rest going to slag and dust. It depends on the quality of scrap and reduced iron.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoValue-chain explorer

Micro-alloying

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FR Micro-alliage中文 微合金化

Adding very small amounts of vanadium or niobium to raise the strength of steel. An alternative to quenching and self-tempering for reaching high grades.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

Mill scale

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FR Calamine中文 氧化铁皮

Iron-oxide flakes that come off the steel surface during hot rolling. They can be recycled as an iron-bearing material.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP07 · Building responsibly

Mill test certificate

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FR Certificat de réception中文 质量证明书

A document that accompanies a delivery and gives, for each heat, the chemical composition and mechanical test results (type 3.1 under EN 10204).

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

Mtpa

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FR Mt/an中文 百万吨/年

Million tonnes per annum, a unit of capacity. The complex targets a design capacity of 1 Mtpa, built in phases.

Trade and economySource: Cameroon Tribune, 2 Jan 2025

See alsoCompany and project

MW, MVA and MWh

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FR MW, MVA et MWh中文 兆瓦、兆伏安与兆瓦时

The megawatt measures active power, the megavolt-ampere the apparent power a transformer must carry, the megawatt-hour an amount of energy consumed.

Energy

See alsoPower demand

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Occupational health and safety (OHS)

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FR Santé et sécurité au travail中文 职业健康与安全

The organisation, equipment and training that protect workers from the hazards specific to steel: heat, liquid metal, electricity, lifting, noise and dust.

Environment and society

See alsoWP08 · Skills for steelWP07 · Building responsiblyCareers

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Particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5)

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FR Particules (PM10, PM2,5)中文 颗粒物(PM10、PM2.5)

Airborne dust smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometres, harmful to health. Monitoring them around a steelworks is part of air-quality surveillance.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsibly

Pellets (DR grade)

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FR Boulettes (qualité réduction directe)中文 球团(直接还原级)

Fired balls of concentrate sized for furnaces. Direct-reduction pellets require a high iron grade and very little silica and alumina, and are scarce on the world market.

Ore and raw materials

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelWP03 · Choosing the route

Pig iron

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FR Fonte中文 生铁

High-carbon iron made in a blast furnace, used liquid in the converter or cast into pigs as a supplementary charge for the electric furnace.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the route

Port Autonome de Kribi (PAK)

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FR Port Autonome de Kribi中文 克里比自治港

The public authority that runs the Port of Kribi and its estate (PAK). Its communiqués and documents are cited on this site by title and date.

Port and logistics

See alsoWP02 · Kribi as a steel platformKribi site

Power quality and flicker

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FR Qualité de l’onde et papillotement中文 电能质量与闪变

An arc furnace draws a highly fluctuating current that can make grid voltage vary (flicker) and create harmonics. Compensation equipment protects other users.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gas

Product certification

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FR Certification de produit中文 产品认证

Confirmation by an independent body that production meets a standard, based on audits of factory production control and tests on sampled products.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

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Quenching and self-tempering (QST)

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FR Trempe et autorevenu中文 穿水冷却与自回火

Intense water cooling of the bar surface as it leaves the mill; heat from the core then tempers the hardened skin. The result is a strong, ductile bar without costly alloying additions.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP10 · Quality steelProducts

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Re-rolling mill

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FR Relamineur中文 再轧厂

A mill that buys billets and rolls them into finished products without making its own steel. Much of Cameroon’s rolling capacity runs on imported billets today.

Trade and economy

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandWP01 · From ore to steel

Refractories

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FR Réfractaires中文 耐火材料

Bricks and linings that withstand very high temperatures inside furnaces and ladles. Their wear and replacement set the rhythm of melt-shop maintenance.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP03 · Choosing the route

Reheating furnace

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FR Four de réchauffage中文 加热炉

A furnace that brings billets up to rolling temperature. Hot charging, straight from the caster, saves part of this energy.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoWP05 · Power and gasWP03 · Choosing the route

Rolling mill

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FR Laminoir中文 轧机

A line of rolling stands with a reheating furnace, shears and cooling beds that turns billets into finished products.

Steelmaking processes

See alsoTechnology

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Scopes 1, 2 and 3

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FR Périmètres 1, 2 et 3 (scopes)中文 范围一、二、三排放

The classification of emissions: Scope 1, direct site emissions (electrodes, lime, fuels); Scope 2, purchased electricity; Scope 3, the upstream and downstream chain, including imported reduced iron.

Climate and carbon

See alsoWP06 · Lower-carbon steelCarbon and CBAM calculatorClimate and environment

Sections

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FR Profilés中文 型材

Long products with a shaped cross-section: angles, channels, flats, I- and H-beams. Light and heavy sections are currently all imported into Cameroon.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandWP01 · From ore to steelProducts

Stakeholder engagement

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FR Consultation des parties prenantes中文 利益相关方参与

Continuous dialogue with affected communities, authorities, associations and businesses: information, public hearings, taking views into account and reporting back on what changed.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyCommunities

Static var compensator (SVC)

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FR Compensateur statique中文 静止无功补偿装置

Power-electronic equipment (SVC or STATCOM) that offsets the furnace’s reactive power in real time and stabilises voltage.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gas

Strategic environmental assessment

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FR Évaluation environnementale stratégique中文 战略环境评价

An assessment of the combined effects of a plan or an area (for example a whole industrial zone) rather than of a single project.

Environment and society

See alsoWP07 · Building responsiblyWP02 · Kribi as a steel platform

Substation

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FR Poste électrique中文 变电站

A facility that steps voltage down and distributes power. An electric steelworks connects through its own substation, sized for the furnace’s peaks.

Energy

See alsoWP05 · Power and gas

T

Tensile test

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FR Essai de traction中文 拉伸试验

A test that pulls a specimen until it breaks to measure yield strength, tensile strength and elongation. It is the basic proof that a bar meets its grade.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

TEU

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FR EVP中文 标准箱

Twenty-foot equivalent unit: the measure of container traffic, equal to one twenty-foot container.

Port and logistics

See alsoWP02 · Kribi as a steel platform

Traceability

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FR Traçabilité中文 可追溯性

The ability to trace a delivered bar back to its mill, grade, heat and tests, through rolled-on marks and bundle labels.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

V

W

Wire rod

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FR Fil machine中文 线材

Hot-rolled round steel delivered in coils, later drawn into wire, nails, mesh and strand. It is one of the two products of the planned first phase.

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP04 · Steel demandProducts

Y

Yield strength

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FR Limite d’élasticité中文 屈服强度

The stress at which steel begins to deform permanently, expressed in megapascals (MPa). It is the property that gives a grade its name (B500, Grade 60 and so on).

Products, standards and testing

See alsoWP10 · Quality steel

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2023 Mining Code

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FR Code minier de 2023中文 2023年《矿业法》

Law No. 2023/014 of 19 December 2023 on Cameroon’s Mining Code. Its article 40 requires a minimum share of output to be made available for local processing.

Ore and raw materialsSource: Loi n° 2023/014 du 19 décembre 2023 portant Code minier

See alsoWP01 · From ore to steelCompany and project

Sources Definitions written by Cameroon Steel after worldsteel, IFC (Performance Standards and EHS Guidelines), EN 10080, BS 4449, ASTM A615, the 2023 Mining Code and the white papers’ glossaries. Sources