Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep blast furnaces going
Monday, 14 April 2025 () BBC Local News: Lincolnshire -- Coking coal and iron ore from the US will keep the British Steel blast furnaces running for the coming weeks, says the government.
The government and British Steel are working to secure the raw materials needed to keep two blast furnaces on, in a race against time to avoid a permanent shutdown of Britain's last primary steelmaking plant. Treasury minister James Murray said the government is doing "everything we can" to keep the...
Raw materials secured by the Government have arrived in the UK to keep British Steel blast furnaces burning after a race to save the company’s Scunthorpe plant. Ministers have taken control of the..
There are concerns British Steel could run out of raw materials within days, raising fears over whether blast furnaces can keep running. The business, owned by Chinese company Jingye, has announced..
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