That site would chiefly produce not finished steel but an intermediate product called sponge iron, to be shipped to Europe's industrial heartlands for refining.

该工厂主要生产的不是成品钢， 而是一种称为海绵铁的中间产品，将被运往欧洲的工业中心进行精炼。

The gas is then pumped into a reactor, where it powers a process called " direct reduction" : under great heat, it snatches oxygen from iron ore, producing nothing but water and sponge iron.

然后将气体泵入反应堆，在那里它为称为“直接还原”的过程提供动力：在高温下，它从铁矿石中夺取氧气，只生产水和海绵铁。