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Ukraine: Mariupol Ilyich to put BF4 into operation

Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has finished capital repairs at its blast furnace No. 4 and intends to put it into operation.

“Its capacity is 3800 tons of pig iron daily”, said the company in its statement.

The blast furnace was stopped in late 2015, the capital repairs started in March.

“It’s early to speak of putting it into operation. We’re just blowing it and striving to reach the project temperature regime. We’re also testing all the systems and machines”, added the company press-service. (Ukrainian metal)

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