Yonhap reported that South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO has completed KWR 370 billion (USD 293 million) projects to transform the No 4 blast furnace into a smart and eco-friendly furnace. POSCO held a blow-in ceremony for the blast furnace last week after the 18 month work to refurbish the furnace in Gwangyang in South Korea. The eco-friendly furnace, which has an annual production capacity of 5 million tonnes per year of crude steel, reduces the emission of fine dust by up to 90 percent compared with the former one.In 2020, POSCO also turned its No 3 blast furnace in Gwangyang into a smart, eco-friendly one as part of its push to transform its steel mills into eco-friendly ones.POSCO has five blast furnaces in Gwangyang and four blast furnaces in Pohang
Yonhap reported that South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO has completed KWR 370 billion (USD 293 million) projects to transform the No 4 blast furnace into a smart and eco-friendly furnace. POSCO held a blow-in ceremony for the blast furnace last week after the 18 month work to refurbish the furnace in Gwangyang in South Korea. The eco-friendly furnace, which has an annual production capacity of 5 million tonnes per year of crude steel, reduces the emission of fine dust by up to 90 percent compared with the former one.In 2020, POSCO also turned its No 3 blast furnace in Gwangyang into a smart, eco-friendly one as part of its push to transform its steel mills into eco-friendly ones.POSCO has five blast furnaces in Gwangyang and four blast furnaces in Pohang
