DEP Accepting Comments on Proposed Follansbee Pig Iron Mill
FOLLANSBEE — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is accepting public comment on a requested air quality permit for a proposed pig iron mill in Follansbee. According to legal advertisements and documents available on its website, the DEP received an application from Ironton Enterprises LLC to construct a merchant pig iron facility capable of producing 250,000 tons annually in Follansbee. "Ironton is proposing an integrated ironmaking operation consisting of a Mini-Sinter Plant (MSP), a Mini-Blast Furnace (MBF), a cogeneration (co-gen) power plant and all ...