On October 30, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes started to dry the 1,080 m³ blast furnace at its Hejing Special Steel Program in
China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, as reported by state-run
China Metallurgical Group Cooperation (MCC). Construction of the blast furnace project has been carried out by 20
China Metallurgical Group Co. (20MCC), a subsidiary of MCC.