LIBERTY Galati restarts blast furnace after year-long stoppage

LIBERTY Galati, the largest integrated steel producer in Romania with a steel production capacity of 3 million tonnes/year, has resumed production by reactivating Blast Furnace No.5 after it was idled for nearly a year, according to the company's news release on June 4.

The hot metal production at Galati's blast furnace already commenced on Wednesday, and steel production was set to begin in the following 3–4 days after the chemical composition of the hot metal stabilizes, the company said. Next week, the steel produced will be cast and rolled for the production of