Steelmakers face crunch-time on coal: critical risks in blast furnace relining decisions

Within the next decade, global steelmakers – particularly across Europe and key Asian markets face major capital expenditure (capex) decisions about the relining of coal-based blast furnaces. ACCR’s analysis of 13 major steelmakers – representing 17% of global steel production, or around 320 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) shows that more than 60 coal-based blast furnaces require major relining decisions […]