blast furnace

noun

: a furnace in which combustion is forced by a current of air under pressure

especially : one for the reduction of iron ore

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Nippon Steel pledged a $2.7 billion investment to modernize U.S. Steel's aging blast furnaces in Gary, Indiana, and Pennsylvania's Mon Valley. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Nippon Steel has pledged to invest $2.7 billion to upgrade U.S. Steel facilities, including aging blast furnaces in Pennsylvania and Indiana. —

Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025 In my home state of South Carolina, for example, Nucor Steel has adopted electric arc furnace technology at its plant, enabling the production of high-quality steel with significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional blast furnace methods. —

Bob Inglis, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Nippon planned to make similar investments to all six currently operating blast furnaces by 2030, the news release said. —

Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blast furnace