Tag: Japan: Nippon Steel to start construction of Hirohata electric furnace

Japanese steel major Nippon Steel has announced recently that it would  start construction of an electric furnace in Hirohata district after the easing of immigration norms in Mar’22. Covid-19 led restrictions on foreign visits in 2021 barred the entry of Italian experts and equipment, thereby postponing the construction activity. The company plans to operationalise the furnace…