Nippon Steel Starts up Electric Arc Furnace at Hirohata, Japan

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November 30, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Nippon Steel Corporation's (Tokyo, Japan) new electric arc furnace (EAF) in the Hirohata area of the Setouchi Works began commercial operation in October.

The 720,000-ton-per-year EAF produces high-grade electrical steel sheet. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals project and plant databases can click here for the project report and click here for the related plant profile.

The start-up of the EAF marks the company's first step toward meeting demand for carbon-neutral steel in the future.

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