Algoma charges BF #7 for last time, begins fully EAF era

The final charge of Algoma Steel’s #7 blast furnace occurred on Saturday as the company transitions to fully electric-arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.

“The shutdown of our primary operations commenced last week with our coke-making assets,” a spokeswoman for the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based steelmaker told SMU on Monday. “We have a dedicated project team engaged to ensure the asset decommissioning is completed safely.”

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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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