Coke, Iron and Alternate Iron Production
News items including recovery and non-recovery coke production as well as blast furnace, iron ore, DRI and other sources of iron.
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Idled U. S. Steel Blast Furnace Back in Production
21 June 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has restarted one of two idled blast furnaces at its Granite City Works in Illinois and is again producing hot metal.
NLMK Plans Improvements to Coke Facility
14 June 2018 - In a bid to improve coke quality, Russia’s NLMK Group said it will invest EUR57 million in process upgrades at its Altai-Koks facility.
SAIL Celebrates Completion of Major Plant Upgrades
14 June 2018 - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s Bhilai Steel Plant to mark the completion of company’s expansive modernization program.
Cliffs to Divest Australian Iron Ore Mine
12 June 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Australian iron ore operation to Australia's Mineral Resources Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.
Citing Section 232 Tariffs, U. S. Steel Says it Will Restart Another Idled Blast Furnace
05 June 2018 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to restart the second of two blast furnaces at its Granite City works in Illinois and rehire 300 people, the company announced on Tuesday.
Indian, Australian Companies Agree to Develop Lignite-Based Iron Plant
31 May 2018 - An Australian company has signed a master development agreement with India’s state-owned iron ore and lignite producers to build a new type of ironmaking plant in the state of Tamil Nadu.
SAIL Completes Work on New Blast Furnace
14 May 2018 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) last week blew in a new and larger blast furnace at its Rourkela steel plant.
Don't Count the Blast Furnace Route Out, Says ArcelorMittal Executive
26 April 2018 - Even though scrap-based steelmaking is growing, demand for steel's basic raw materials – coking coal, coke and iron ore – will be supported by new blast furnace capacity in some parts of the world, an ArcelorMittal executive said.
Idled Since 2015, Brazilian Blast Furnace Returns to Service
18 April 2018 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais has restarted an idled blast furnace as it looks to capture benefits from improvements in the economy and steel consumption, the company said Tuesday.
New 2.5M-Ton Russian Blast Furnace Enters Production
10 April 2018 - Russian steelmaker EVRAZ has blown in a new blast furnace at its Nizhny Tagil facility, reports the equipment supplier on the project.
Ohio HBI Plant to Utilize AUMUND Cooling Technology
09 April 2018 - Bulk material conveying specialist AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has signed a contract to supply the evaporation cooling system on iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s hot briquetted iron plant in Ohio, the company said Monday.
Cleveland-Cliffs Marks Start of Construction on HBI Plant
06 April 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. broke ground Thursday on its US$700 million hot-briquetted iron plant in Ohio, celebrating the start of work on a project that could displace up to 1.6 million tons’ worth of imported iron units.
A New Business for Old Blast Furnaces? Probably Not, Says Cliffs CEO
20 March 2018 - Although idled North American blast furnaces conceivably could find a second life producing merchant pig iron, the likelihood that they will is low, said Lourenco Goncalves, chairman and chief executive of iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Section 232 Decision Prompts U. S. Steel to Restart Illinois Blast Furnace
07 March 2018 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the B blast furnace at its Granite City Works in Illinois as a result of President Donald Trump’s proposed blanket tariff on imported steel, the company said on Wednesday.
SAIL Lights New Blast Furnace, and Another Comes Down for Repair
14 February 2018 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has blown in a new blast furnace at its Bhilai Steel Plant, reports The (India) Economic Times.
Tata Steel Might Be Considering Blast Furnace Reline at Welsh Plant
13 February 2018 - Tata Steel reportedly is considering a GBP75 million reline of a blast furnace at its Port Talbot Works in Wales, reports The (London) Telegraph.
Severstal to Light a New Blast Furnace in 2022
07 February 2018 - Russia’s PAO Severstal said it plans to build a RUB28 billion (approximately US$486.6 million) blast furnace at its Cherepovets steel works.
Chinese Steelmaker Lights New Blast Furnace
22 January 2018 - China’s Shandong Steel Group Rizhao has blown in a new blast furnace and tapped the first batch of hot metal, reports SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit.
Newly Built Pellet Plant Achieves Production Goal
09 January 2018 - A new Russian pelletizing plant has reached its design capacity and is now producing more than 500,000 metric tons of commercial-grade pellets per month.
GFG Alliance Acquires Australian Coking Coal Mine
02 January 2018 - The family-owned company that acquired Australia’s Whyalla steel works last summer has a deal to buy a metallurgical coal mine that supplies it.
