Reports: British Steel weighing plans for low carbon steel production at Scunthorpe and Teesside

Michael Holder
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Chinese-owned steelmaker considering shift to electric arc furnace technology at sites in Scunthorpe and Teesside if it can secure UK government support

British Steel is considering plans that would see it establish two lower carbon electric arc furnaces in Scunthorpe and Teesside, as part of efforts to secure hundreds of millions of pounds in government...

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