Huaigang Special Steel plans to put its a blast furnace under maintenance at the end of Aug

Two-month maintenance at Panzhihua Steel to affect molten iron output

SHANGHAI, Jul 26 (SMM) &ndash; Huaigang Special Steel, a subsidiary of Shagang Group in Jiangsu province, plans to put its a blast furnace under maintenance for three months from the end of August, SMM learned.

This is likely to affect molten iron output by some 80,000 mt.

Huaigang&rsquo;s steel billet for external sales are also likely to be affected while its bar products will be less impacted.