ArcelorMittal Poland has denied accusations from local trade union Sierpien 80 that it was abandoning plans to relight blast furnaces in its Krakow plant, saying that operations in the steelworks' hot area will be resumed but "only when it is economically viable," the company's spokesperson told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 9.
The steelmaker has postponed the restart of the blast furnace (BF) and steelmaking operations in Krakow, originally planned for March 2020, due to concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic.ArcelorMittal Poland has denied that suggestion. The BF and the steelmaking equipment in Krakow...