Round 7: Tossup 19

A factory for this material was constructed by Frederich Krupp in Essen. (15[1])The firm Arthur McKee (15[1])& Co was hired to design a factory for manufacturing this material in Magnitogorsk. The London kontor of the Hanseatic league (15[1])was named for (15[1])this material. (15[1])Production of this non-fuel material in Saarland and the Ruhr Valley was managed by an organization proposed by the Schuman Plan. Henry (*) Bessemer devised a process for removing impurities during the production of this material. This material and coal name a European “community” which preceded the EU. For 10 points, skyscrapers are often constructed from what iron alloy? ■END■

ANSWER: steel [accept the Steelyard; prompt on European Coal and Steel Community before “coal” and accept afterwards]
<European History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
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