Cleveland-Cliffs Inc .)宣布提前重启HBI建设和Tilden采矿业务

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皇冠体育——（皇冠体育官网商业资讯）——CLEVELAND- Cliffs Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：CLF）（“Cliffs”）今天宣布，将恢复其位于俄亥俄州托莱多的热压型铁（HBI）工厂的建设，并加速重启其位于密歇根州Tilden的采矿业务。

托莱多HBI工厂的建设于2020年3月20日暂时停工，该公司现已开始重新调动劳动力以完成该项目。由于强制保持社会距离和其他新实施的安全相关措施，限制了允许同时在场的工人人数，目前预计将在今年第四季度完成施工。

蒂尔登矿主要供应公司在俄亥俄州米德尔敦和密歇根州迪尔伯恩的AK钢铁工厂。该矿于4月中旬停产，此前预计将于7月重启。该公司现在计划在本月晚些时候重启Tilden。AK steel的客户，尤其是汽车行业的客户，对钢材需求的改善速度快于最初的预期，因此Tilden工厂提前重启。

Cliffs董事长、总裁兼首席执行官Lourenco Goncalves表示：“在过去的一个月里，对我们的钢铁、铁矿石和金属产品的需求已经大幅恢复，鉴于此，我们将比原先预期的更快地重启托莱多和蒂尔登工厂。我们暂停这些业务的方式使我们能够尽可能容易和有效地重新启动，这就是我们将要做的。我们的足迹处于有利位置，可以充分利用汽车行业快速增长的需求，这比我们最积极的预期要快得多。”

该公司还重新启动了许多其他先前闲置的设施，包括Precision Partners， AK Tube， Mansfield Works和Dearborn下游设施，包括PLTCM和镀锌线。

关于Cleveland-Cliffs

皇冠体育-克利夫斯成立于1847年，是北美最大的垂直整合的差异化铁矿石和钢铁生产商之一。通过强调非商品化产品，Cliffs具有独特的定位，可以为注重质量的客户群提供定制的铁矿石球团和复杂的钢铁解决方案，在汽车行业拥有行业领先的市场份额。对环境可持续性的承诺是我们业务运营的核心，并延伸到我们如何与社区和钢铁价值链上的利益相关者合作。

前瞻性陈述

This release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. As a general matter, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated trends and expectations rather than historical matters. Forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment that are difficult to predict and may be beyond our control. Such uncertainties and factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements. Uncertainties and risk factors that could affect our future performance and cause results to differ from the forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to: severe financial hardship, bankruptcy, temporary or permanent shutdowns or operational challenges, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, of one or more of our major customers, including customers in the automotive market, key suppliers or contractors, which, among other adverse effects, could lead to reduced demand for our products, increased difficulty collecting receivables, and customers and/or suppliers asserting force majeure or other reasons for not performing their contractual obligations to us; uncertainty and weaknesses in global economic conditions, including downward pressure on prices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, oversupply of imported products, reduced market demand and risks related to U.S. government actions with respect to Section 232, the USMCA and/or other trade agreements, treaties or policies; uncertainties associated with the highly competitive and highly cyclical steel industry and reliance on the demand for steel from the automotive industry; continued volatility of steel and iron ore prices and other trends, which may impact the price-adjustment calculations under certain of our sales contracts; our ability to successfully diversify our product mix and add new customers for our Mining and Pelletizing segment beyond our traditional blast furnace clientele; our ability to cost-effectively achieve planned production rates or levels, including at our HBI production plant once we restart construction activities, and to resume full operations at certain facilities that are temporarily idled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; our ability to successfully identify and consummate any strategic investments or development projects, including our HBI production plant; the impact of our steelmaking customers reducing their steel production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or increased market share of steel produced using methods other than those used by our customers, or increased market share of lighter-weight steel alternatives, including aluminum; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity, our level of indebtedness and the availability of capital could limit cash flow available to fund working capital, planned capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes or ongoing needs of our business; our actual economic iron ore reserves or reductions in current mineral estimates, including whether any mineralized material qualifies as a reserve; the outcome of any contractual disputes with our customers, joint venture partners or significant energy, material or service providers or any other litigation or arbitration; problems or uncertainties with sales volume or mix, productivity, transportation, environmental liabilities, employee-benefit costs and other risks of the steel and mining industries; impacts of existing and increasing governmental regulation and related costs and liabilities, including failure to receive or maintain required operating and environmental permits, approvals, modifications or other authorization of, or from, any governmental or regulatory entity and costs related to implementing improvements to ensure compliance with regulatory changes; our ability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; the ability of our customers, joint venture partners and third-party service providers to meet their obligations to us on a timely basis or at all; events or circumstances that could impair or adversely impact the viability of a production plant or mine and the carrying value of associated assets, as well as any resulting impairment charges; uncertainties associated with natural disasters, weather conditions, unanticipated geological conditions, supply or price of energy, equipment failures, infectious disease outbreaks and other unexpected events; adverse changes in interest rates, foreign currency rates and tax laws; the potential existence of significant deficiencies or material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger and to successfully integrate the businesses of AK Steel into our existing businesses, including uncertainties associated with maintaining relationships with customers, vendors and employees, as well as realizing the estimated future synergies; additional debt we assumed or issued in connection with the merger, as well as additional debt we incurred in connection with enhancing our liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic, may negatively impact our credit profile and limit our financial flexibility; changes in the cost of raw materials and supplies; supply chain disruptions or poor quality of raw materials or supplies, including scrap, coal, coke and alloys; disruptions in, or failures of, our information technology systems, including those related to cybersecurity; and unanticipated costs associated with healthcare, pension and OPEB obligations.

有关影响Cliffs业务的其他因素，请参阅第II部分第1A项。截至2019年12月31日的年度10-K表年度报告的风险因素和截至2020年3月31日的季度10-Q表季度报告的风险因素。我们敦促您仔细考虑这些风险因素。

投资者：Paul Finan董事，投资者关系（216）694-6544

媒体：Patricia Persico主管，企业传播（216）650-0168

资料来源：Cleveland-Cliffs Inc。

2020年6月9日上映