ArcelorMittal has halted parts of production at its Eisenhüttenstadt strip mill in Germany, Kallanish hears from the company.
The decision was preceded by irregularities noticed in the processes of the mill’s blast furnace, the company explains. Its technicians are working to stabilise operations and expects to resume regular production shortly.
Eisenhüttenstadt produces 2.5 million tonnes of crude steel/year.
The disturbance at Eisenhüttenstadt comes at a time of rumours about production cutbacks at the major strip producers in western Europe, partly due do planned maintenance, but also because of extraordinary circumstances.
