12
Dec
12:45
Usiminas decides to shut down blast furnace No.1
Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas confirms that blast furnace No.1 at the Ipatinga plant will be temporarily stopped. This will happen when the recently restarted BF3 reaches a pre-set production rate, which is expected to occur in the short term, the steelmaker tells Kallanish.
The confirmation came a few days after the financial director of Usiminas, Thiago Rodrigues, anticipated the measure in a conference with investors and analysts.
“With this decision, w…
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