South Korean steel giant POSCO has said that No 3 blast furnace at Pohang steel in North Gyeongsang resumed operation on 10 September and the No 2 & No 4 blast furnace on 12 September. POSCO was forced to halt all 3 operating last furnaces on 7 September due to flooding caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor. About 8,000 workers from Posco’s Pohang and Gwangyang steel mills joined employees from Posco subsidiaries and local firefighters to help clean up the Pohang steel mill. Local fire stations and the Marine Corps have been providing water pumps and emergency generators.Two converters also resumed operation on11 September, but various steel slab production lines, steel rolling facilities and refining facilities are still halted. The company said resumption dates will be announced after underground facilities are drained of water and mud.Incidentally POSCO has shut permanently No 1 blast furnace in December 2021 after operating for 48 years. The Pohang steel mill annually produces 15 million tonnes of crude steel, which means it produces around 40,000 tonnes per day
South Korean steel giant POSCO has said that No 3 blast furnace at Pohang steel in North Gyeongsang resumed operation on 10 September and the No 2 & No 4 blast furnace on 12 September. POSCO was forced to halt all 3 operating last furnaces on 7 September due to flooding caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor. About 8,000 workers from Posco’s Pohang and Gwangyang steel mills joined employees from Posco subsidiaries and local firefighters to help clean up the Pohang steel mill. Local fire stations and the Marine Corps have been providing water pumps and emergency generators.Two converters also resumed operation on11 September, but various steel slab production lines, steel rolling facilities and refining facilities are still halted. The company said resumption dates will be announced after underground facilities are drained of water and mud.Incidentally POSCO has shut permanently No 1 blast furnace in December 2021 after operating for 48 years. The Pohang steel mill annually produces 15 million tonnes of crude steel, which means it produces around 40,000 tonnes per day
