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Houying Haicheng to replace 2.3Mtpa steel capacity

Houying Group Haicheng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. plans to build two 100-ton rotary furnaces with total steelmaking capacity of 2.3Mtpa under a capacity replacement scheme where 2.6Mtpa of steel capacity would be shut down, according to a notice issued by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province.

The new furnaces are expected to become operational in January 2026 after the existing ones for replacement are completely dismantled by December 2025.