The company begins a comprehensive reconstruction of blast furnace No. 9, which is estimated to cost about $270 million.

 After the renovation the total dust emissions at Blast Furnace No. 9 will be significantly reduced thanks to a new aspiration system and modern gas cleaning.

Blast Furnace No. 9, which is as tall as a 35-story building, now produces 9,200 tons of iron per day. After the restructuring, the raw material for the furnace will be not only sinter, but also pellets - a product of the new pelletizing plant. In this case the pig iron output will increase up to 12 500 tons per day. Both projects - reconstruction of BF-9 and construction of the pelletizing plant - are the key ones in the investment program of the enterprise for production upgrade and ecomodernization.

 At the moment the basic design of the reconstruction has already been completed, contracts have been signed and detailed engineering has been started. The area of blast furnace No. 9 is already being prepared for construction. Now the sites for equipment installation and storage facilities are being organized. "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih will complete the reconstruction of blast furnace #9 by the end of 2023.