The Pulsating Mixing process for ladle refining was devised to decrease operational and investment costs in comparison with the RH or DH processes and to attain the same capability of deoxidation and alloy trimming as the RH treatment. The process consists of a simple refractory tube immersed into the molten steel in a ladle. The melt in the tube is forced to move up and down in response to the periodic change in the pressure of inert gas in the tube, supplying stirring energy to the ladle without causing strong agitation at the slag-metal interface.