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Written by John Packard
November 30, 2016
NLMK USA has gotten the go-ahead on a new walking beam furnace for the Pennsylvania plant. Some pre-construction has already begun. James Baker, Jr. told us in an email, “We will be installing a walking beam furnace in Farrell. We have already started on initial site prep with target completion date of September 2018. There will be no negative impact on production thru the entire project, we have engineered this so as to be seamless to our customers. We will achieve significant improvements in quality, energy efficiently, emissions and scheduling from the new furnace.”
We have 3 seats left for our next Steel 101: Introduction to Steel Making & Market Fundamentals workshop which will be held in Huntsville, AL on January 24-25, 2017 with a tour of the Nucor Decatur mini-mill. Come join us in learning about the steel making process (EAF and Blast/BOF), how qualities of steel are made and how the market works. You can find information on our website or by contacting our office at 800-432-3475.
We intend on conducting four Steel 101 workshops during calendar year 2017.
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John Packard, Publisher

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