Port Pirie lead furnace down for repairs after power outage

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The blast furnace at Nyrstar’s PortPirie lead smelting operation in Australiawill be out of action for up to two weeks forrepairs following a major power outage, theBelgium-based producer said on September29.“Severe storms experienced in SouthAustralia throughout Wednesday, September28 caused a state-wide power loss which ledto an outage of the entire Port Pirie smelterincluding the blast furnace,” the companysaid in a statement.