Reports: British Steel to confirm switch to greener electric arc furnaces

James Murray
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Reports: British Steel to confirm switch to greener electric arc furnaces

Company expected to secure £500m support package to help curb emissions, but trade unions warn move could put 2,000 jobs at risk

British Steel is set to confirm plans to close down its blast furnaces in the UK and replace them with lower emission electric arc furnaces, after securing a multi-million pound support package from the...

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