The CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs says potential cuts by Donald Trump’s administration will likely cause steel production plant ...

But what does this actually mean? A blast furnace is a large steel cylinder lined with refractory bricks. These can be thought of as extremely high-performance versions of the bricks used to line ...

Blast furnaces are the heart of the steel industry, transforming raw materials into molten iron, which is then converted into steel. This process is a marvel of engineering and chemistry, rooted ...

But what does this actually mean? A blast furnace is a large steel cylinder lined with refractory bricks. These can be thought of as extremely high-performance versions of the bricks used to line ...

“Prof Patsavellas explained: “Blast furnaces are designed to run continuously for their 10–20-year lifecycle, with just the occasional re-linings needed for maintenance. If a furnace cools down, the ...

The government took control of the company on Saturday, kicking off a "frantic hunt" to secure the essential raw materials needed to keep the plant's blast furnaces operational. Jingye ...

"It's a very quick 36-hour shutdown to fix some of the refractory plates that go over the top of the blast furnace, and of course the taphole," he told ABC Radio Adelaide. Mr Koutsantonis said the ...

The main refractory lining of blast furnace hearth is composed by carbon blocks that operates in continuous contact with hot gases, liquid slag and hot metal, in temperatures above 1550 ºC for 24 ...

This arc — almost like a lightning bolt — melts the scrap inside a large refractory-lined vessel into pure steel. Electric arc furnaces are much smaller and more flexible than the blast ...

Further, they are investing in developing new products and upgrading existing ones to meet end-user demand. In August 2023, the blast furnace operation commenced at the NMDC Steel plant in ...