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Liuzhou Iron&Steel Group to Suspend #6 Blast Furnace for 45 Days, SMM Reports

Apr 6, 2017 16:47

Source:SMM

Guangxi Liuzhou Iron&Steel Group plans to shut #6 blast furnace down for 45 days from Apr. 15.

SHANGHAI, Apr. 6 (SMM) - Guangxi Liuzhou Iron&Steel Group plans to shut #6 blast furnace down for 45 days from Apr. 15, SMM learns, and 200,000 tonnes of molten iron will be affected.

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Besides, one hot-rolled steel production line will be suspended from Apr. 7 and resumption date is unclear yet. The company has already stopped receiving orders of hot-rolled steel and medium plate.

Meanwhile, cold-rolled steel output is halved while rebar production lines are expanded to 6 from 4.

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