According to the SMM survey, as of April 23, the operating rate of blast furnaces at 242 steel mills surveyed by SMM was 88.58%, up 0.8 percentage points MoM. The capacity utilization rate of blast ...

Relieved steelworkers at Britain’s last blast furnaces have had the threat of redundancy removed following the government’s dramatic takeover 10 days ago. British Steel this evening confirmed ...

British Steel has announced that it will keep its two Scunthorpe blast furnaces running and end consultation on redundancies after the UK Government took control of the business earlier this month ...

British Steel is initiating consultations to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe after negotiations with the UK government regarding financial aid for a transition to electric arc furnaces fell ...

Blast furnaces are the heart of the steel industry, transforming raw materials into molten iron, which is then converted into steel. This process is a marvel of engineering and chemistry ...

The last blast furnaces left operating in Britain could see their fate sealed within days, after their Chinese owners took the decision to cut off the crucial supply of ...

Chinese-owned British Steel confirmed Thursday plans to shut blast furnaces and other operations in England, saying US President Donald Trump's tariffs on the sector were partly to blame for a ...