Argus reported that ArcelorMittal USA is expected to idle a blast furnace at its Cleveland flat-rolled steel mill as coronavirus-related shutdowns continue to ripple across the steel industry. Reports said that the blast furnace will be idled sometime this week. It must be noted that the furnace had just resumed operations following a maintenance shutdown.
The Cleveland mill has two blast furnaces with a combined 3.1 million short tons capacity. The smaller of the two blast furnaces No 6 can produce 1.5 millionn short tons of hot meatl per year, while the No 5 blast furnace can produce 1.6 milion tonne short tons per year. (ARGUS)
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