05
Jan
10:16
Esfahan Steel idles blast furnace for revamp
Esfahan Steel (Esco) has idled its blast furnace no.1 for a revamp while simultaneously increasing production at BFs no.2 and no.3 to full capacity in order to keep overall hot metal output flat.
Iran’s third-largest and only BF-based steelmaker says the move has reduced coke consumption to 500kg/tonne of hot metal from 560kg, thereby cutting costs. The three BFs – with an overall 10,000 tonnes/day hot metal capacity – were previously running a…
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