NEW YORK/TOKYO -- Nippon Steel subsidiary U.S. Steel will restart one of two idled blast furnaces at a steelworks in Illinois, as the facility -- which was previously slated for shutdown until the U.S. government blocked the plan -- gets a new lease on life attributed to growing demand.
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US Steel to restart blast furnace after Washington blocks shutdown
Company and parent Nippon Steel say decision is based on uptick in demand
U.S. Steel plans to restart one of its two blast furnaces at its Granite City, Illinois, steelworks by April-June 2026. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami)
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