23
Oct
11:50
Liberty pauses hot metal production in Europe
Liberty Steel has idled one blast furnace each at its Ostrava and Galati steelworks, bringing to a halt its hot metal production in Europe.
Its blast furnace at the Dunaferr works in Hungary was idled in the summer.
Ostrava’s BF no.3 has been stopped for two weeks from 23 October due to weak steel demand across Europe on account of macroeconomic issues. During the stoppage, the firm will carry out a short programme of care and maintenance to increase the st…
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