February 18 witnessed the re-ignition of 1100m3 No.8 BF of Shanxi Changzhi Steel, which was constructed by Hunan Lianyuan Steel Construction Co.,Ltd. The startup is 8 hours ahead of the time expected by client.
It is introduced that Changzhi Steel, merged into Shougang in 2009, is an integrated mill with coking, mining, ironmaking, steelmaking, steel-rolling, cement manufacturing, engineering construction, property development etc. It owns annual 2.6 million tons of ironmaking capacity, 3.60 million tons of crude steel capacity and 3.75 million tons of steel products capacity annually.
The mill is located in Changzhi city, where 24.3 billion tons of coal reserves, 140 million tons of proven iron ore reserves, 500 million tons of proven limestone reserves and 60 million tons of dolomite are confirmed. In other word, Changzhi Steel bears sufficient supply of raw materials which are essential ingredients for steelmaking process.
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