{ "query": "Tata Steel Port Talbot EAF transition contract variance news 2024 2025", "raw_results": [ { "url": "https://www.tatasteeluk.com/corporate/news/inside-the-transformation-of-port-talbot-steelplant", "title": "Inside the Transformation of Port Talbot's Steelplant - Tata Steel UK", "content": "Related links\n\n## EN-Corporate-News-2025-Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot\n\n# Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot\n\nCorporate\n\nThe partnership marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey to green steelmaking at Port Talbot, forming part of its £1.25bn investment ..\n\nRead more\n\n## EN-Corporate-News-2024-Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology\n\n# Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology\n\nCorporate\n\nSustainability\n\nWhen it is commissioned from the end of 2027, the electric arc furnace (EAF) will reduce the site’s steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent ..\n\nRead more [...] In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.\n Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering. [...] “The transformation work started as soon as steelmaking stopped back in 2024. At the North end of the plant we removed the fume hoods from the hot metal stations, the rail tracks, the industrial weighing scales and the two desulphurisation stations, all without incident.”\n\nThe cleared space will become a critical working area for the refractory replacement and repair of the EAF shells and steel teeming ladles.\n\nLooking upwards reveals another major operation in progress: preparation for the removal of the 500-tonne South Charger (girder) Crane. “We’ll be cutting a hole in the roof to allow a huge crawler crane outside to lift it out,” Chris explains.", "score": 0.8282873, "raw_content": null }, { "url": "https://www.tatasteeluk.com/corporate/news/progress-on-foundations-for-new-electric-arc-furnace", "title": "Progress on foundations for new Electric Arc Furnace | Tata Steel UK", "content": "Related links\n\n## EN-Corporate-News-2025-Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot\n\n# Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot\n\nCorporate\n\nThe partnership marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey to green steelmaking at Port Talbot, forming part of its £1.25bn investment ..\n\nRead more\n\n## EN-Corporate-News-2024-Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology\n\n# Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology\n\nCorporate\n\nSustainability\n\nWhen it is commissioned from the end of 2027, the electric arc furnace (EAF) will reduce the site’s steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent ..\n\nRead more [...] 16 December 2025\n\nCorporate News\n\n# Progress on foundations for new Electric Arc Furnace\n\nOverlooking the site of the new EAF\n\nCopyCopyEmailCopyLinked-inCopyFacebookCopyTwitterCopyShare\n\n## Major transformation work continues at the site of Tata Steel’s new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in Port Talbot. The area formerly known internally as ‘Harsco Bank’ has now been completely excavated, clearing the way for the foundations of the steelworks’ next-generation Consteel® conveyor and associated infrastructure.\n\nStanding up to 12 metres below the original ground level, the scale of the excavation is striking. [...] In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.\n Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.", "score": 0.81489426, "raw_content": null }, { "url": "https://justtransitionfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Negotiating-the-social-contract-for-net-zero_Port-Talbot-steel-and-the-just-transition.pdf", "title": "[PDF] Just Transition Finance Lab Briefing", "content": "AG SALCOS H2DRI and EAF ~€1bn ~€2bn 1.9 Unknown Germany ArcelorMittal Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt H2DRI and EAF €1.3bn €2.5bn 3.8 (by 2026) Unknown France ArcelorMittal Dunkirk H2DRI and EAF €850m €1.8bn ~4 (by 2026) n/a Unknown France ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer EAF Netherlands Tata Steel Ijmuiden H2DRI and EAF (€3bn) n/a ~7.5 ~ +4500 ~ -150 Sweden H2 Green Steel Boden H2DRI and EAF €371m €6.5bn (€3.5bn in debt financing) ~5 (by 2030) +10,000 (direct and indirect) Finland Blastr Green Steel Inkoo H2DRI N/A €4bn ~2.5 (by 2026) +1,200 (direct) Norway CELSA Armeringsstål AS Mo I Rana H2DRI NOK 121.4m n/a n/a Unknown United Kingdom British Steel Saltend, Scunthorpe EAF Est. ~£300m (Undecided) n/a n/a -1,500 to 2,000 (conversion from BF-BOF to EAF) United Kingdom Tata Steel Port Talbot EAF [...] parliament as of June 2024 has agreed to a subsidy package of €3bn for the Tata Steel plant in Ijmuiden (GMK, 2024). The recent vote for industrial action at Port Talbot has echoes of the events at Tata’s Dutch operations and Unite has highlighted that “at the Tata plant in the Netherlands, the blast furnaces are being kept open and jobs protected as the company builds an electric arc furnace and invests in hydrogen DRI technology” (Unite the Union, 2024b). The divergence in outcomes has its roots in the financial performance of the two sites, differing workplace cultures in the two countries and the differences in government industrial policy. In France, the state subsidy for ArcelorMittal includes both H2DRI and EAF in the same package. It has been negotiated that one plant will [...] Steel, 2024b): however, these numbers are contested by the unions. Pressure from its investors was one clear reason for Tata’s decision to take action. The prospect of rising carbon costs was another. Alternative proposals have been made by trade unions at Tata Steel to avoid compulsory redundancies and drive an expansion of the UK steel industry. For example, Unite has argued to keep one blast furnace and the associated plant open while the EAF is being built, and to add a hydrogen-fuelled direct reduced iron (DRI) facility to supplement the use of scrap steel for the EAF (Unite the Union, 2024a). Tata has rejected these, arguing that they are impractical, will cost a further £1.6bn and delay the completion of the EAF. Tata Steel has signalled that it is open to further investment in the", "score": 0.77261686, "raw_content": null }, { "url": "https://www.tatasteel.com/media/24318/tata-steel-limited-announcement-port-talbot.pdf", "title": "PARVATHEESAM KANCHINADHAM", "content": "• In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world. • Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering. • [...] Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended. This is for your information and records. Thanking you. Yours faithfully, Tata Steel Limited Parvatheesam Kanchinadham Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer Encl.: As above PARVATHEESAM KANCHINADHAM Digitally signed by PARVATHEESAM KANCHINADHAM Date: 2025.07.14 08:55:21 +05'30' Registered Office Bombay House 24 Homi Mody Street Fort Mumbai 400 001 India Tel 91 22 6665 8282 Fax 91 22 66657724 Corporate Identity Number L27100MH1907PLC000260 Website www.tatasteel.com Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran marks groundbreaking of new Electric Arc Furnace at Port Talbot Mumbai, July 14, 2025: Tata Steel UK today celebrates a historic milestone in its green transformation journey as Mr Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Steel and the Tata [...] Ref.: SEC/567/2025-26 July 14, 2025 The Secretary, Listing Department BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai - 400 001. Maharashtra, India. Scrip Code: 500470 The Manager, Listing Department National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor, Plot No. C/1 G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai - 400 051. Maharashtra, India. Symbol: TATASTEEL Dear Madam, Sirs, Sub: Press Release Please find enclosed the press release titled ‘Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran marks groundbreaking of new Electric Arc Furnace at Port Talbot’. This disclosure is being made in compliance with Regulation 30 read with Regulation 51 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended. This is", "score": 0.73642004, "raw_content": null }, { "url": "https://www.tatasteeluk.com/eshot/letter-from-port-talbot", "title": "Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) update - Tata Steel UK", "content": "EAF transition\n\nRelated links\n\n## EN-Commercial-Product wise\n\n# When will customers receive their first low carbon steel products?\n\nWe asked Nick Silk, Head of Product Management and Customer Technical Services, to answer questions from our customers’ point of view...\n\nRead more\n\n## EN-Commercial-Tune in to steel\n\n# See what’s going on at Port Talbot and meet industry experts – it's all on our YouTube channel\n\nCheck it out for the latest updates. In just a few minutes, you can get a real visual insight into what’s happening at Port Talbot and meet some of ..\n\nRead more\n\n## EN-Commercial-An eventful year\n\n# Looking back at 2025\n\nAnil Jhanji, our Chief Commercial Officer, looks back at a year of working closely with customers, and at the challenges and bright spots to come as w.. [...] We updated you last time on the new 1.6mt pickle line which will be able to process thicker, wider and higher-strength material. We have now signed the contract for one of its key features – the acid recovery and waste water collection system which will make it a more sustainable pickle line ensuring supply to our customers without risk within our supply chain. The environmental benefits of this plant spread beyond our site as it will mean fewer HGV tankers on the roads and zero waste water or landfill.\n\nFuture Port Talbot configuration with view of the lagoon [...] Future Port Talbot configuration with view of the lagoon\n\nWe’ve also started work on the fume treatment plant which will extract and cleanse the fumes from the EAF. It’s just one of the things that will add up to a 90% reduction in our direct CO2 emissions (Scope 1). When we are reminded of numbers like this, we can see beyond all the immediate workstreams to the greater benefit that EAF steelmaking will bring to Port Talbot.\n\nAnother current focus of activity is filling in the lagoon. While we will retain a smaller body of water for cooling and degreasing, we will be turning the infilled section of the lagoon into a road to transport scrap to the meltshop area – you can see it on the image. No fish will be harmed in the process – they will be relocated!\n\nEAF transition\n\nRelated links", "score": 0.7211353, "raw_content": null } ], "formatted": "Source: Inside the Transformation of Port Talbot's Steelplant - Tata Steel UK\nURL: https://www.tatasteeluk.com/corporate/news/inside-the-transformation-of-port-talbot-steelplant\nRelated links ## EN-Corporate-News-2025-Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot # Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot Corporate The partnership marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey to green steelmaking at Port Talbot, forming part of its £1.25bn investment .. Read more ## EN-Corporate-News-2024-Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology # Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology Corporate Sustainability When it is commissioned from the end of 2027, the electric arc furnace (EAF) will reduce the site’s steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent .. Read more [...] In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world. Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering. [...] “The transformation work started as soon as steelmaking stopped back in 2024. At the North end of the plant we removed the fume hoods from the hot metal stations, the rail tracks, the industrial weighing scales and the two desulphurisation stations, all without incident.” The cleared space will beco\n\n---\n\nSource: Progress on foundations for new Electric Arc Furnace | Tata Steel UK\nURL: https://www.tatasteeluk.com/corporate/news/progress-on-foundations-for-new-electric-arc-furnace\nRelated links ## EN-Corporate-News-2025-Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot # Tata Steel takes another major step towards green steelmaking at Port Talbot Corporate The partnership marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey to green steelmaking at Port Talbot, forming part of its £1.25bn investment .. Read more ## EN-Corporate-News-2024-Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology # Tata Steel signs contract for green steelmaking technology Corporate Sustainability When it is commissioned from the end of 2027, the electric arc furnace (EAF) will reduce the site’s steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent .. Read more [...] 16 December 2025 Corporate News # Progress on foundations for new Electric Arc Furnace Overlooking the site of the new EAF CopyCopyEmailCopyLinked-inCopyFacebookCopyTwitterCopyShare ## Major transformation work continues at the site of Tata Steel’s new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in Port Talbot. The area formerly known internally as ‘Harsco Bank’ has now been completely excavated, clearing the way for the foundations of the steelworks’ next-generation Consteel® conveyor and associated infrastructure. Standing up to 12 metres below the original ground level, the scale of the excavation is striking. [...] In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales office\n\n---\n\nSource: [PDF] Just Transition Finance Lab Briefing\nURL: https://justtransitionfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Negotiating-the-social-contract-for-net-zero_Port-Talbot-steel-and-the-just-transition.pdf\nAG SALCOS H2DRI and EAF ~€1bn ~€2bn 1.9 Unknown Germany ArcelorMittal Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt H2DRI and EAF €1.3bn €2.5bn 3.8 (by 2026) Unknown France ArcelorMittal Dunkirk H2DRI and EAF €850m €1.8bn ~4 (by 2026) n/a Unknown France ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer EAF Netherlands Tata Steel Ijmuiden H2DRI and EAF (€3bn) n/a ~7.5 ~ +4500 ~ -150 Sweden H2 Green Steel Boden H2DRI and EAF €371m €6.5bn (€3.5bn in debt financing) ~5 (by 2030) +10,000 (direct and indirect) Finland Blastr Green Steel Inkoo H2DRI N/A €4bn ~2.5 (by 2026) +1,200 (direct) Norway CELSA Armeringsstål AS Mo I Rana H2DRI NOK 121.4m n/a n/a Unknown United Kingdom British Steel Saltend, Scunthorpe EAF Est. ~£300m (Undecided) n/a n/a -1,500 to 2,000 (conversion from BF-BOF to EAF) United Kingdom Tata Steel Port Talbot EAF [...] parliament as of June 2024 has agreed to a subsidy package of €3bn for the Tata Steel plant in Ijmuiden (GMK, 2024). The recent vote for industrial action at Port Talbot has echoes of the events at Tata’s Dutch operations and Unite has highlighted that “at the Tata plant in the Netherlands, the blast furnaces are being kept open and jobs protected as the company builds an electric arc furnace and invests in hydrogen DRI technology” (Unite the Union, 2024b). The divergence in outcomes has its roots in the financial performance of the two sites, differing workplace cultures in the two countries and the differences in government industrial policy. In France, the state subsidy for ArcelorMittal includes both H2DRI and EAF in the same package. It has been negotiated that one plant will [...] Steel, 2024b): however, these numbers are contested by the unions. Pressure from its investors was one clear reason for Tata’s decision to take action. The prospect of rising carbon costs was another. \n\n---\n\nSource: PARVATHEESAM KANCHINADHAM\nURL: https://www.tatasteel.com/media/24318/tata-steel-limited-announcement-port-talbot.pdf\n• In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world. • Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering. • [...] Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended. This is for your information and records. Thanking you. Yours faithfully, Tata Steel Limited Parvatheesam Kanchinadham Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer Encl.: As above PARVATHEESAM KANCHINADHAM Digitally signed by PARVATHEESAM KANCHINADHAM Date: 2025.07.14 08:55:21 +05'30' Registered Office Bombay House 24 Homi Mody Street Fort Mumbai 400 001 India Tel 91 22 6665 8282 Fax 91 22 66657724 Corporate Identity Number L27100MH1907PLC000260 Website www.tatasteel.com Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran marks groundbreaking of new Electric Arc Furnace at Port Talbot Mumbai, July 14, 2025: Tata Steel UK today celebrates a historic milestone in its green transformation journey as Mr Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Steel and the Tata [...] Ref.: SEC/567/2025-26 July 14, 2025 The Secretary, Listing Department BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai - 400 001. Maharashtra, India. Scrip Code: 500470 The Manager, Li\n\n---\n\nSource: Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) update - Tata Steel UK\nURL: https://www.tatasteeluk.com/eshot/letter-from-port-talbot\nEAF transition Related links ## EN-Commercial-Product wise # When will customers receive their first low carbon steel products? We asked Nick Silk, Head of Product Management and Customer Technical Services, to answer questions from our customers’ point of view... Read more ## EN-Commercial-Tune in to steel # See what’s going on at Port Talbot and meet industry experts – it's all on our YouTube channel Check it out for the latest updates. In just a few minutes, you can get a real visual insight into what’s happening at Port Talbot and meet some of .. Read more ## EN-Commercial-An eventful year # Looking back at 2025 Anil Jhanji, our Chief Commercial Officer, looks back at a year of working closely with customers, and at the challenges and bright spots to come as w.. [...] We updated you last time on the new 1.6mt pickle line which will be able to process thicker, wider and higher-strength material. We have now signed the contract for one of its key features – the acid recovery and waste water collection system which will make it a more sustainable pickle line ensuring supply to our customers without risk within our supply chain. The environmental benefits of this plant spread beyond our site as it will mean fewer HGV tankers on the roads and zero waste water or landfill. Future Port Talbot configuration with view of the lagoon [...] Future Port Talbot configuration with view of the lagoon We’ve also started work on the fume treatment plant which will extract and cleanse the fumes from the EAF. It’s just one of the things that will add up to a 90% reduction in our direct CO2 emissions (Scope 1). When we are reminded of numbers like this, we can see beyond all the immediate workstreams to the greater benefit that EAF steelmaking will bring to Port Talbot. Another current " }