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JSW Steel USA Hit by 'Minor' Burn Through at Ohio EAF

Written by Michael Cowden

October 1, 2021

JSW Steel USA’s electric arc furnace (EAF) sheet mill in Mingo Junction, Ohio, has experienced a “minor furnace burn through,” the company’s top executive said.

But the impact on customers is expected to be limited, JSW Steel USA CEO Mark Bush told Steel Market Update.

JSW USA

The burn through happened on Sunday, Sept. 26, and repairs are expected to take no longer than 7-10 days, he said.

“Based on the inventories on the ground and in our pipeline when the event occurred, we expect minimal impact to our customers,” Bush said.

And, more importantly, no one was seriously hurt.

“There were no reportable injuries to any of our team members or contractors. The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone on the site is always our first priority,” he said.

The U.S. subsidiary of India’s JSW Group also operates a plate and pipe mill in Baytown, Texas.

By Michael Cowden, Michael@SteelMarketUpdate.com

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is managing editor for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He has since 2014 specialized in flat-rolled steel but has previously reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube as well as aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago - where he was involved in launching AMM's daily hot-rolled coil index, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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