Steel Mills
March 24, 2020
North American Mills Idle Furnaces, Cut Production
Written by Sandy Williams
Despite a flurry of maintenance projects completed in the second half of 2019, several steelmakers are planning outages or idling of operations during the next few months.
Steel producing mills have been designated as essential critical infrastructure and are not subject to state COVID-19 shutdowns. ArcelorMittal, however, is adjusting production by idling its IH-4 furnace at Indiana Harbor West following the closures of automotive manufacturing plants in the U.S.
