SHANGHAI, Jul 19 (SMM) - A roundup of the ferrous metals headlines of the week.
1. Baosteel Zhanjiang to commission 5050 m³ blast furnace in August
Recently, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province issued a capacity replacement adjustment programme for three blast furnace projects of Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel.The 1280 m³ BF (1.1 million mt of iron making capacity) of Shanghai Meishan Iron and Steel, which was originally scheduled to be replaced, will not be shut. Instead, the remaining 1.1 million mt of iron making capacity of the 2200 m³ BF of Wuhan Iron and Steel will be replaced. No adjustments have been made to capacity replacement plans of other blast furnaces.