Pig iron
Merchant and shipment
There are three main types of merchant pig iron, which RTILL trades and supply:
- Basic pig iron– used in electric arc furnace for the purpose of steel making.
- Foundry pig iron– used in cupola furnaces for grey iron castings.
- High purity pig iron– used for producing ductile iron castings, which is also known as SG or Spheroidal Graphite. This is used by the manhole covers manufacturers.