August 22, 2008

Bayi commissions its new BF

Bayi Iron & Steel in Urumqi, in far western China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, has commissioned its first 2,500 cubic meter blast furnace this week

With a total investment of CNY 10 billion, the blast furnace has started construction from November of last year.

A second furnace of identical size will be blown in by June.

By that time, the steelmaker will boast steel capacity of over 8 million tonnes per year.