The coke oven No. 4 of Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) successfully produced its first coke on December 16, as announced by China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC). The coke oven was built by MCC subsidiary China MCC5 Group Co. (China MCC5 Group).
Baogang's coke oven No. 4, with its seven-meter-high carbonization chamber, has a total annual coke output capacity of 3 million mt. The high quality coke and coal gas produced by the coke oven No. 4 will boost Baogang's self-sufficiency in raw material supply.
Baogang’s coke oven No. 4 produces first coke
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