15
Jul
10:10
Nippon details Kashima blast furnace closure
Nippon Steel will close one blast furnace at its Kashima plant in Ibaraki Prefecture by March 2025, the company's deputy general manager of the East Japan Plant and head of the Kashima region said at a press conference last week.
This decision, originally made by Nippon Steel in 2021, aims to reduce domestic steel production capacity in response to declining steel demand in Japan. According to the company's plan, the No. 3 blast furnace and associated faci…
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