MMK restarts blast furnace after major overhaul

Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has recommissioned Blast Furnace No. 7 following a major overhaul costing RUB 4.8 bln (USD 58.3 mln). The overhaul lasted about a year, with the furnace now reaching its planned operating parameters. Annual productivity has increased to 1.1 mln tons from around 1 mln tons, while coke consumption [...]