Improving Demand Prompts Indiana BF Restart
07/23/2020 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the No. 8 blast furnace at its Gary Works in Indiana next month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
"As a major supplier of steel for the auto industry, Gary Works is restoring this capacity to satisfy the very strong demand we are seeing from key contract customers with the reemergence of the auto industry,” a company spokeswoman told the newspaper.
The decision follows the announced restart of the No. 6 blast furnace at the Gary Works.
The Times has more here.
The decision follows the announced restart of the No. 6 blast furnace at the Gary Works.
The Times has more here.
