Whyalla steelworks’ blast furnace begins shutdowns as GFG approaches Bluescope for coking coal

The Whyalla steelworks has entered a series of shutdowns of its blast furnace due to an inability to source enough coking coal, according to an email obtained by ABC News.

The email, sent last Thursday, revealed the steelworks was expected to run out of coking coal on August 26, with the next…