Local media has reported that ArcelorMittal Spain is planning to restart blast furnace A at its Gijon mill in northern Spain in February, which was idled in September 2022 due to the uncertain economic scenario and poor market conditions. Media reports quoted company sources as saying that a “We are working on the possibility of restarting BF A with a reduced production rate at the beginning of February.”On September 29, ArcelorMittal idled Blast Furnace A at its 4.5 million tonne per year Gijon plant in Spain, after 1 September announcement of closure due to strong competition from imports and weak demand. The move followed the steelmaker delaying the restart of its 2 million tonne per year electric-arc furnace at Sestao, Spain, after concluding maintenance in August.This move takes the number of blast furnace rest to two. According to reports in local media in early January, ArcelorMittal Poland has restarted 2.2 million tonne blast furnace No 3 at its Dqbrowa Gornicza plant as preparations for the shutdown of blast furnace No 2 have begun. The furnace will reach its full production capacity in two to three weeks. Then the multi-week process of stopping production and cooling down the blast furnace to the 2nd stage will start.However following furnaces are still shutAt the beginning of September, ArcelorMittal also said it would shut down one of two blast furnaces at its Bremen flat steel plant in Germany at the end of September. The two BFs at Bremen have a combined capacity of 3.8 million tonnes per year.In France, ArcelorMittal has stopped production at its BF3 since September 19, with relining started and due to last six to seven weeks
Local media has reported that ArcelorMittal Spain is planning to restart blast furnace A at its Gijon mill in northern Spain in February, which was idled in September 2022 due to the uncertain economic scenario and poor market conditions. Media reports quoted company sources as saying that a “We are working on the possibility of restarting BF A with a reduced production rate at the beginning of February.”On September 29, ArcelorMittal idled Blast Furnace A at its 4.5 million tonne per year Gijon plant in Spain, after 1 September announcement of closure due to strong competition from imports and weak demand. The move followed the steelmaker delaying the restart of its 2 million tonne per year electric-arc furnace at Sestao, Spain, after concluding maintenance in August.This move takes the number of blast furnace rest to two. According to reports in local media in early January, ArcelorMittal Poland has restarted 2.2 million tonne blast furnace No 3 at its Dqbrowa Gornicza plant as preparations for the shutdown of blast furnace No 2 have begun. The furnace will reach its full production capacity in two to three weeks. Then the multi-week process of stopping production and cooling down the blast furnace to the 2nd stage will start.However following furnaces are still shutAt the beginning of September, ArcelorMittal also said it would shut down one of two blast furnaces at its Bremen flat steel plant in Germany at the end of September. The two BFs at Bremen have a combined capacity of 3.8 million tonnes per year.In France, ArcelorMittal has stopped production at its BF3 since September 19, with relining started and due to last six to seven weeks
