Tata Steel UK wins approval for £1.25bn Port Talbot green steelworks plan

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Artist’s impression of the extended steelplant in Port Talbot which will house the new electric arc furnace | Credit: Tata Steel UK
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Artist’s impression of the extended steelplant in Port Talbot which will house the new electric arc furnace | Credit: Tata Steel UK

High-profile plan to install electric arc furnace as replacement for shuttered coal-fired blast furnace at South Wales steelworks secured paving the way for construction this summer for delivery 2027

A multi-billion-pound plan to convert the historic Port Talbot steelworks into a hub for low carbon steelmaking that uses renewable electricity to melt down scrap metal has been given the green light by...

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