Ferro-alloys.com：A spokesperson for Slovakia's U.S. steel company Kosice told S&P Global Platts on February 1 that the company restarted its No. 3 blast furnace last month and is currently operating all three blast furnaces and other facilities. .

The spokesperson said: "We have adjusted our production and product ranges based on the current situation and customer needs." "We do not make any predictions. There are too many question marks in the European steel market."

U.S. Steel Kosice is currently operating these three blast furnaces and is paying close attention to the market, especially as new coronary pneumonia cases are recovering.

The spokesperson elaborated: "The safety and health of employees will be the most important criteria for making further decisions."

The plant's annual steel output can reach 4.5 million tons, but the current capacity utilization rate has not been disclosed.

U.S. steel company Kosice restarted two other blast furnaces and hot rolling mills in June 2020, after the company suspended production in the second quarter of 2020 due to the economic impact of the epidemic in order to implement the original plan for that year. Maintenance work in the second quarter.

U.S. Steel's steel coke integrated plant in Slovakia mainly operates in Central and Western Europe. It mainly produces and sells thick plates, thick plates, thin plates, tin products, spiral welded pipes, refractory ceramic materials, etc., serving the transportation (including automobiles), construction, containers, home appliances, electrical, service centers, oil and gas conversion, petrochemical and other markets.

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