Second Ferrominera pellet line expected in October: Maduro

摘要

Construction of a 3.3 million mt/ year iron ore pelletizing line by Venezuela’s sole iron ore producer, Ferrominera Orinoco, is expected to be concluded in October, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday. “I will be in October putting into operation the second pellet line, with production capacity of 3.3 million mt per year,” Maduro said during a visit to the Guayana region, where most of the country’s industrial sector is based.