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U.S. Steel says desulfurization operations repaired at Clairton facility

By Julia Mericle – Technology Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

A view of U.S. Steel Clairton Works, March 11, 2018 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Clairton Works is the largest coal coking facility in N. America and converts 6 million tons of coal a year into fuel for steelmaking. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

By Julia Mericle – Technology Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

PITTSBURGH — United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) announced that the company is now desulfurizing 100 percent of the coke oven gas generated at its Clairton Coke Works facility, according to a news release.

Issues with the desulfurization process, which resulted in emissions violations, increased after a Dec. 24 fire caused damage to the facility.

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