One Low-grade NPI Plants in Liaoning Resumes Production

Published: Aug 30, 2017 10:40
One low-grade NPI producer in Liaoning’s Yingkou reopened its one 128m³ blast furnace, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 (SMM) – One low-grade NPI producer in Liaoning’s Yingkou reopened its one 128m³ blast furnace, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

One High-grade NPI in Guangxi Puts Online Another EAF, SMM Learns

As the unit just came online, its daily output is estimated at about 250-280 tonnes.

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