MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517044986 A) filed by Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, on May 9, for 'method for smelting steel.'

Inventor(s) include Okayama Atsushi; and Kitahara Shuma.

The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Provided is a method for smelting steel in which are successively performed: a first dephosphorization step for performing a first dephosphorization process on hot metal that is charged in a converter type vessel and that has an Si concentration of 0.30 0.50 mass% inclusive after dilution by a cold iron source; a first intermediate slag remova...