ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico have successfully put in operation the first of the two new blast furnaces which belong to the company’s new slab plant at Santa Cruz, close to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The blow-in of BF No. 1 took place in the evening hours of Tuesday, July 13th; the furnace is now ramping up production in accordance with the plant’s overall requirements.
