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Sep
09:36
Nippon halts Kimitsu furnace after typhoon
Japan’s Nippon Steel said Wednesday that one of the converters at its Kimitsu steelworks has been halted since Monday after suffering damage from Typhoon Faxai. No restart date has yet been given, Kallanish notes.
Typhoon Faxai hit on Monday and caused a chimney for the discharge of waste gases to collapse, Nippon says. It added that it is investigating the damage but is not certain how long repairs will take. Blast furnaces at the steelworks are reportedl…
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