These changes will reduce the number of JFE's blast furnaces to five from seven. Its local production capacity could decline further to around 20 million tons over the long term, Kitano added ...

In March, the Chinese owner Jingye had proposed closing the two blast furnaces at the site due to significant ... and skilled positions in the legal department, in environmental chemistry and ...

Last month, the government passed an emergency law to take control of British Steel amid accusations that Jingye was planning to switch off two blast furnaces in Scunthorpe. The closure of the ...

Despite this, the plant reportedly remains in a “race against time” to obtain the raw materials needed to maintain operations at its two operational blast furnaces. But what does this actually mean? A ...