Mittal Steel USA is returning one blast furnace to service, then will idle another for maintenance, in order to maintain stable production in its eastern region over the next several months.
The company is expected to restart its idled furnace Aug. 23, while preparation for the scheduled idling of Cleveland's other blast furnace in October.
The company took the furnace out of production in May, accelerating maintenance that had been scheduled to be done later, in response to inventory-related market softness.
The overlap also will enable the Cleveland plant to cover the company's steelmaking needs during an upcoming 20-day maintenance outage at Mittal Steel USA - Sparrows Point, where a complete reline is needed at one of the Maryland plant's basic oxygen furnaces.
"After completion of the repairs, will be returned to service when the order book indicates it is needed."
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