EAST CHICAGO - The $95 million relining of the largest blast furnace in the Western Hemisphere will begin Friday at Ispat Inland Inc.

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Blast furnaces use coking coal to convert iron ore into molten metal. The process produces a lot of air pollution and uses a lot of energy. Because they get so hot, the bricks that line the towering ...

Hamilton, Ontario-based Stelco Inc. reportedly has restarted a blast furnace at its Nanticoke, Ontario, integrated steelmaking complex. The company announced in mid-September that it was proceeding ...