Acciaierie d’Italia’s (ADI) is restarting blast furnace No. 2 at its Taranto steelworks, the company confirms to Kallanish.
Additionally, scheduled maintenance of BF No.4 will start on 28 February and last around 60 days. By 28 February the coke plants will also be restarted, with batteries 7, 8 and 12 returning to operation after being shut down for maintenance works on the catalyst.
The special commissioners are expecting BF No. 2 and No. 4 to be fully operational by April with the currently idled coke batteries also restarted. With BF No. 2 and 4 online, the plant will reach a production capacity of 4 million tonnes of steel/year.
“The restart of the plant, which ensures the recovery of a strategic production asset, forms part of the actions and commitments of the special commissioners aimed at guaranteeing operational continuity and safeguarding the industrial and employment perimeter during the current phase,” the company says in a note.
