Sumitomo Metal Industries, Inc.

Kurosaki Refractories Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Ikemiya

Hideyuki Yamaoka

Nobuyoshi Hiroki

Tsutomu Ueno

Hiroaki Ishida

Takaiku Yamamoto

Yosisuke Nagano

Yasuo Kishimoto

Ryo Michioka

A method for manufacturing molten pig iron is disclosed which comprises:

Method for manufacturing molten pig iron

A lining apparatus provided with a foldable spray pipe comprising an elevatable vertical support strut supported by a frame, a bifurcated support strut having the upper end thereof connected to the lower end of the elevatable vertical support strut, the bifurcated strut comprising a pair of parallely extending strut elements which define an arm storing space therebetween opening at both sides, a pipe supporting arm foldably connected to the lower end of the bifurcated strut and encasing a spray pipe therein and a protective path formed in each strut element of the bifurcated strut allowing a plurality of lines including a material supply line to pass therethrough.

Lining apparatus provided with a foldable spray pipe

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Ibaraki, Japan

Hiroyuki Ikemiya