USS board OKs $350M BF #14 reline project at Gary Works

U.S. Steel’s board of directors has approved the funding for the full $350-million Gary Works blast furnace (BF) reline project.

Relining BF #14 is “critical maintenance needed to allow Gary Works to continue to meet customer commitments and ensures the long-term iron making capabilities and capacities at Gary Works,” the company said in a statement on Monday. The approval occurred at the last board meeting of the year.

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Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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