Whyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta says blast furnace expected to be fully operational next month
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Whyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta says blast furnace expected to be fully operational next month

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In short: GFG Alliance chairman Sanjeev Gupta said the Whyalla steelworks blast furnace was restarted on the weekend. GFG Alliance chairman Sanjeev Gupta said the Whyalla steelworks blast furnace was restarted on the weekend. The Whyalla blast furnace is on track to be fully operational again next month after being restarted on the weekend, the British owner of the South Australian steelworks says. GFG Alliance chairman Sanjeev Gupta travelled to Whyalla on the weekend and was briefed by the team of experts working to fix the furnace, which had been offline since mid-March.

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Whyalla steelmaking resumes after shutdown caused months of uncertainty for workers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Whyalla steelmaking resumes after shutdown caused months of uncertainty for workers

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Steelmaking has resumed at the Whyalla Steelworks after GFG Alliance was able to restart the blast furnace. Australian Workers' Union acting state secretary Gary Henderson says the union hopes GFG Alliance have learned from this experience. Acting state secretary for the Australian Workers' Union Gary Henderson says he hopes future maintenance works won't result in a loss of wages for …

Whyalla blast furnace a step closer to fully operational, but meeting restart deadline unlikely
6 months ago

Whyalla blast furnace a step closer to fully operational, but meeting restart deadline unlikely

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In short: The Whyalla steelworks blast furnace has poured molten metal from a normal taphole for the first time since mid-March. The Whyalla steelworks blast furnace has poured molten metal from a normal taphole for the first time since mid-March. The Whyalla blast furnace is a step closer to becoming fully operational after molten metal was extracted from the normal …

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