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 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 ...

British Steel's blast furnaces at Scunthorpe will be kept running into the New Year. After previous reports back in August ...

China's waste incineration industry has grown rapidly, with about 90% of projects using the mechanical grate furnace process.

Evonith Metallics Limited, part of Evonith Steel City, has recommissioned its Blast Furnace No 1, enhancing its hot metal production capacity. The move aligns with Nithia Capital's investments to make ...

C(s) + O 2 (g) → CO 2 (g) Step 2 – More coke is added to the furnace and reduces the carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a good reducing agent. In the blast furnace, it is so hot that carbon ...

Lady Gaga endorsed Kamala Harris on social media Sunday (Nov. 3), when it was announced she'll be headlining the Democratic ...

The final blast furnace at Port Talbot's Tata steelworks will shut down today, marking the end of an era at the site. After days of winding down, blast furnace four will stop operating on Monday ...

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 ...

Researchers used municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA), blast furnace slag (BFS), and desulfurization gypsum (DFG) as raw materials to ...

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 ...