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The Global Steel Plant Tracker (GSPT) uses a two-level system for organizing information. Summary information including location, status, ownership, capacity, and production method is found on the maps and table. For footnoted references and further detail such as plant background, environmental records, unit model and age, each plant is linked to a wiki page on Global Energy Monitor's wiki platform (GEM.wiki). Further information on the GSPT can be found on the GEM website, including the methodology used to build the GSPT and a Frequently Asked Questions page that provides more information on how to use the tracker.

Steel plant categories used in the GSPT are as follows:

• Electric: Plants that produce only steel onsite and use an electric arc furnace (EAF).
• Electric, oxygen: Plants that produce only steel onsite and use an electric arc furnace (EAF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF).
• Integrated (BF): Plants that produce both iron and steel onsite. Pig iron is produced in a blast furnace (BF). Steel may be produced using one or more types of furnaces.
• Integrated (DRI): Plants that produce both iron and steel onsite. Sponge iron is produced in a direct reduced iron plant (DRI plant). Steel may be produced using one or more types of furnaces.
• Integrated (BF and DRI): Plants that produce both iron and steel onsite. Pig iron is produced in a blast furnace (BF) and sponge iron is produced in a direct reduced iron plant (DRI plant). Steel may be produced using one or more types of furnaces.
• Integrated (unknown): Plants that produce both iron and steel onsite. Furnace(s) used to produce iron is unknown. Steel may be produced using one or more types of furnaces.
• Unknown: Plant steelmaking process is unknown.