Germany-based steelmaker Salzgitter Group has announced that its blast furnace B at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) will be relined and thoroughly modernized starting at the end of August. The relining will cost around €80 million.
Apart from the renewal of the blast furnace, other parts of the blast furnace system will also be modernized in the course of 89 days. Customer deliveries will be ensured throughout the entire reconstruction standstill in spite of the modernization measures.