icon

blast furnace - Latest news GMK Center

Photo – ArcelorMittal Dunkirk will operate on one blast furnace
ArcelorMittal Dunkirk will operate on one blast furnace

Recently, there was a fire at one of the three blast furnaces of the plant. The company is evaluating the consequences and cause of the incident

Photo – ArcelorMittal Dunkirk was affected by a fire at BF №4
ArcelorMittal Dunkirk was affected by a fire at BF №4

The fire started in the morning of March 30, 2023, on the roof of the blast furnace, but it was quickly extinguished

Photo – Salzgitter will replace the blast furnace A lining
Salzgitter will replace the blast furnace A lining

At the same time, the company will resume the operation of blast furnace C, which has been idle since 2019

Photo – ArcelorMittal shut down a blast furnace at a plant in Spain due to a fire
ArcelorMittal shut down a blast furnace at a plant in Spain due to a fire

The company must assess the technical and economic consequences of the incident

Photo – Tata Steel may shut down Port Talbot blast furnace
Tata Steel may shut down Port Talbot blast furnace

The company seeks to learn about the details of steel support by July 2023

Photo – The level of blast furnace capacity utilization in China has reached a 5-month high
The level of blast furnace capacity utilization in China has reached a 5-month high

The trend of increasing pig iron smelting in the country's blast furnaces has been observed for the 10th week in a row

Photo – Zaporizhstal puts blast furnace №2 into operation
Zaporizhstal puts blast furnace №2 into operation

The blast furnace will reach planned production capacity in the first decade of April

Photo – Serbian steel mill HBIS to reach full capacity in March
Serbian steel mill HBIS to reach full capacity in March

The company announced its intention to resume the operation of the blast furnace, which was suspended in July 2022

Photo – Kametstal repairs equipment after an emergency power outage
Kametstal repairs equipment after an emergency power outage

Specialists of the plant are restoring the nozzle refrigerators damaged by the blackout on November 23, 2022

Photo – The largest blast furnace Redcar in the UK was demolished
The largest blast furnace Redcar in the UK was demolished

It was destroyed by a controlled explosion, changing the Teesside skyline forever

Photo – ArcelorMittal prepares blast furnace №9 for winter
ArcelorMittal prepares blast furnace №9 for winter

The main task of the blast furnaces was the dehydration of all water conduits of the steel unit

1 2