Up to 1709, furnaces could only use charcoal to produce iron. However, wood (which is what charcoal is made from) was becoming more expensive, as forests were being cleared for farmland and timber.

The blast furnace will be replaced with an electric arc furnace which produces less carbon dioxide, but needs fewer workers Steelworkers have drilled the final hole in the last remaining blast ...

The last molten iron will be tapped from Blast Furnace 5 this week Loud noises and large plumes of steam will be visible above the Port Talbot steelworks as one of its historic furnaces is closed ...

The last blast furnace at one of the biggest steelworks in the world is shutting down, leaving it unable to make its own ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The landmark colored lights showcasing the blast furnaces at Bethlehem's SteelStacks had been out for months, but now they're working again just in time for Musikfest. Wind Creek ...

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The American steel manufacturing sector continues to contract as Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel moves closer to permanently shutting down its last operating blast furnace in Granite City, Illinois.

Fugitive recently dropped a music video for its latest devastating thrash cut, "Blast Furnace," melding an old-school, VHS aesthetic with seriously sick new riffs. Watching "Blast Furnace" feels ...

Visakhaptnam: Blast Furnace -1 Godavari was lit up on Monday and will restart production in another 20 days, said a senior official of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of ...

But quality journalism must still be paid for. A new initiative is being launched to support workers affected by the closure of blast furnaces at the country’s biggest steelworks. The Community ...

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