ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih will consider launching its blast furnace No. 9, the largest in Europe, not earlier than June.
“Until the end of May we should reach the 100% capacity on iron ore and 50-60% in metal manufacture. When everything is operating smoothly, we will think about launching the BF9,” the company CEO Mauro Longobardo has said.
At present, the mining department is operating at 30% of its capacity. (Ukrainian metal)