Taiwan's Dragon Steel completes reline of No.1 blast furnace

Dragon Steel Corp (DSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan's leading integrated steelmaker China Steel Corp (CSC), recently announced that the renovation of its No.1 blast furnace was completed, with a completion ceremony held last week, according to market sources.

The No.1 blast furnace, located in DSC's plant in Taichung on Taiwan's west coast, started operation in February 2010. The company had announced in June 2022 that it was scheduling a reline of the unit before end-2025, as Mysteel Global reported. The furnace was taken offline in March this year