The invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of sinter material from sinter granules that contain a seed grain and a layer of fine particles against at least part of the seed grain, from sinter feed materials comprising one or more iron ores, sinter return fines and one or more additives, wherein the particle size distribution of each of the iron ores and at least one of the other sinter feed materials have a close fit to a desired particle size distribution for the particles for the sinter granules.