ArcelorMittal to restart export-oriented No2 BF at Brazil's Tubar??o

ArcelorMittal Brasil will restart activities of the No2 blast furnace (BF) at its Tubar??o mill, in the Brazilian south-eastern state of Esp?-rito Santo, on July 26, after more than a year of downtime, the company said on Wednesday July 8.

Production from the No2 BF is solely export-oriented and the decision to reignite it was taken after a demand recovery in external markets, ArcelorMittal added.
The BF has capacity to produce 1.2 million tonnes per year of crude steel and the company expects a production ramp-up to take around 30 days, a spokesperson told Fastmarkets.
The No2 BF was halted in late June 2019 for revamp work - due to last for 70 days - however, ArcelorMittal decided to keep it idle until the end of 2019 due to tough external market conditions, with plans only to return after a significant market recovery.

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