December 02, 2008

Xinjiang 1st large BF produces over 500,000 tonnes of pig iron

It is reported that the first large sized blast furnace in Xinjiang province, namely Bagang No 1 has been working well since its debut on this February 27th. It yields above 4000 tonnes of pig iron each day and up to now it has contributed a total of more than 500,000 tonnes.

As per report, the 2500 cubic meter blast furnace was the first major item after Baosteel Group acquired Xinjiang Bayi Steel as its new member. The item was funded by Baosteel with CNY 1 billion and is projected to produce 1.75 million tonnes of pig iron each year.

The furnace adopted a string of sophisticated new technologies, with equipment and environmental standards being ahead of other domestic counterparts. Besides, the technics improved operation rules in many steps and made some technical reforms based on the actual situation to ensure the smoothly running of all links.

(Source www.xjtvs.com.cn)