UK is lagging in race to capture green steel market, analysis warns

Cecilia Keating
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Steel bars wait in a warehouse | Credit: iStock
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Steel bars wait in a warehouse | Credit: iStock

The UK has just one plant aiming to produce 'green’ steel, while Germany already has 10 in its pipeline, ECIU warns

As talks between the steel industry and government over a support package to help decarbonise the sector continue to drag on, the UK is lagging badly behind its European neighbours in the race to capture...

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