Product description
About Hot Briquetted Iron
HBI is direct-reduced iron compacted while hot into dense briquettes. Compaction sharply reduces the material’s tendency to re-oxidize, which is why HBI is the form in which direct-reduced iron most commonly moves by sea.
Steelmakers use HBI as a clean, low-residual source of metallic iron — in electric-arc furnaces to dilute copper and other tramp elements from scrap, and in blast furnaces and converters to raise productivity. Ocean carriage follows the IMSBC Code.
Typical applications
- Electric-arc furnace charge alongside scrap
- Blast-furnace and BOF charge to raise productivity
- Foundries and specialty steel requiring low residuals
Specifications to be confirmed
Specifications are agreed per transaction and confirmed in writing before any offer. The parameters below are the ones buyers typically require.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Total iron (Fe total %) | To be confirmed |
| Metallic iron (Fe met %) and metallization (%) | To be confirmed |
| Carbon (C) | To be confirmed |
| Phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) | To be confirmed |
| Apparent density | To be confirmed |
| Briquette dimensions and fines content | To be confirmed |
| IMSBC Code documentation for shipment | To be confirmed |
Grades, dimensions and standards subject to confirmation. Nothing on this page is an offer to sell.
