Evraz NTMK has put into operation the new blast furnace No. 7.
The volume of the furnace is 2200 cubic meters, and the project capacity – 2.5 million tons of pig iron per year.
The blast furnace, one of the largest investment projects lately, has been constructed in just 18 months.
This is the cleanest blast furnace in Russia – the air purification rate exceeds that of other furnaces 2.5-fold. (Ukrainian metal)