One more BF to come back online in Europe in March

Liberty Steel is planning a March restart for blast-furnace (BF) No5 at its Galati steelworks in Romania, due to the recovering market, the company told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 21.

BF5, which has capacity of 2 million tonnes per year of pig iron, has been closed for maintenance since early December.

“With signs of a market recovery in Europe and...

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Julia Bolotova

February 21, 2023

16:03 GMT

Brussels