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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NLMK Optimizes Pig Iron Capacity Utilization
30 May 2013 - NLMK announced that starting from 30 May 2013 and as part of its program aimed at increasing the efficiency of production and resource use, it is idling its 1.3 million tonnes per year blast furnace #3 at its main production site in Lipetsk.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Repairs Blast Furnace in Record Time
22 May 2013 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the largest producer of rolled steel in Ukraine, has finished the overhaul of its blast furnace number seven after just 26 days. A total of 17 operations were performed on the blast furnace.
IronArc Revolutionizing Iron Production, Halving Carbon Dioxide Emissions
15 May 2013 - A new method for producing hot metal has been developed by ScanArc Plasma Technologies of Sweden, in collaboration with the steel group Ovako at its Hofors, Sweden, plant.
Steelmaking Could be Transformed by New Process Developed at MIT
09 May 2013 - A new process developed by MIT researchers could change steel's role as a leading industrial source of greenhouse gases.
Cheap U.S. Gas Prices Could Make BlueScope DRI Factory Viable
07 January 2013 - The Australian suggests that a DRI plant, to be located at BlueScope’s hot-rolled products factory in Ohio, could be announced in March or later, Manufacturers' Monthly reports.
