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BlueScope Steel relights flame of hope at upgraded blast furnace

BLUESCOPE Steel says it has successfully relit the number five blast furnace at the Port Kembla steelworks.

The furnace was subject to a $372m reline refurbishment operation. It was relit in the evening of 19 August 2009.

According to BlueScope Steel, the upgrade took five years, and came on top of a $134m sinter plant upgrade.

The blast furnace will be brought up to operating levels in a few days, with full operation expected in September.

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