Nippon Steel to restart blast furnace at Kashima plant in January

2020-12-02

Dec. 2, 2020 - According to reports, Nippon Steel restarted two blast furnaces in recent months. In order to increase production and meet market demand for steel, the company decided to restart its No. 1 blast furnace at East Nippon Works in late January next year.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the production of the No. 1 blast furnace was stopped in April this year.

The blast furnace has a volume of 5,370 cubic meters. The restart of the blast furnace will once again help increase production capacity and meet market demand.