Algoma Steel incident will have no impact on blast furnace restart
February 13, 2024
Algoma Steel advised there was an incident at the north casthouse of the blast furnace complex where slag made contact with moisture…
Tag: Blast Furnace
China’s blast furnace capacity use rises further to 83.8%
February 8, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate increased for the fifth straight week during February 2-8 to reach 83.8%,
China’s BF capacity use largely stable at 83.57%
February 2, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate among the 247 Chinese steel producers changed little on week at 83.57%
Tata Steel restarts blast furnace in the Netherlands
February 2, 2024
Tata Steel Netherlands resumed operations at its blast furnace No 6 in IJmuiden early this week after 10 months of downtime,
Blast furnace capacity utilization rate up to 89.60%
January 31, 2024
According to SMM research, on January 31, the blast furnace operating rate was 88.55%, up 0.15% MoM. The utilization rate was 89.60%
Tata Replacing Port Talbot Blast Furnaces with Electric Arc Furnaces
January 29, 2024
Tata Steel formally announced its plans to permanently blow down the two blast furnaces at its Port Talbot works.
Blast furnace operating rates continue to increase
January 25, 2024
On January 24, the blast furnace operating rate was 88.40%, up by 0.29% WoW. The blast furnace capacity utilization rate was 89.44%
China’s BF capacity use rises further to 82.98%
January 19, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate climbed for the second straight week to reach 82.98% over January 12-18
Usiminas Restarts Blast Furnace Signaling Confidence in Steel Market
January 17, 2024
Usiminas, a major Brazilian steelmaker, is making a significant move by restarting its largest blast furnace.
China’s Blast Furnace capacity rebounds after 10-week drop
January 12, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate ended a 10-week drop and rebounded to 82.56% during January 5-11
China’s Blast Furnace capacity use falls to 15-mth low
January 5, 2024
The blast furnace capacity utilization rate among Chinese steel producers had fallen for the 10th consecutive week to 81.59%
Salzgitter Restarts Blast Furnace After Revamp
January 4, 2024
German steelmaker Salzgitter has successfully restarted its blast furnace No. 2 after a comprehensive modernization project