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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The breakthrough technique enables the smelters to extract metal from low-grade ore with chemicals, avoiding the need for blast furnaces.
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Alfred Cang, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Trump said Nippon has committed to keep U.S. Steel’s blast furnaces operating at full capacity for a minimum of a decade.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 May 2025
There will soon come a time when conditions will turn to the normal blast furnace of a hot Texas summer.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Near the end of a blast furnace’s life, the equipment will require up to $400 million in reinvestment to continue operations for another 20 years, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit that looks at how to transform global energy systems to create a zero-carbon future.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Alfred Cang, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Trump said Nippon has committed to keep U.S. Steel’s blast furnaces operating at full capacity for a minimum of a decade.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 May 2025
There will soon come a time when conditions will turn to the normal blast furnace of a hot Texas summer.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Near the end of a blast furnace’s life, the equipment will require up to $400 million in reinvestment to continue operations for another 20 years, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit that looks at how to transform global energy systems to create a zero-carbon future.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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“Blast furnace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blast%20furnace. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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