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      "title": "Tata Steel UK Advances Transition to Low-Emission Steelmaking",
      "content": "# Tata Steel UK Advances Transition to Low-Emission Steelmaking\n\nTata Steel UK has reaffirmed its commitment to decarbonisation, with its Chief Commercial Officer, Anil Jhanji, confirming that the company’s transition to low-emission steelmaking is progressing on schedule. The cornerstone of this transition is the new electric arc furnace (EAF) project at Port Talbot, now officially underway following a groundbreaking ceremony in July.\n\nThe project, supported by a £500 million grant from the UK Government and backed by a total investment package of £1.25 billion, represents a major shift in the UK’s steel industry. The new facility is expected to begin production by December 2027, marking a critical step in reducing industrial emissions and modernising Tata Steel’s UK operations. [...] Tata Steel UK says it is actively pursuing additional supply chain efficiencies and expanding its Tier 1 supplier network to ensure stable, high-quality steel supply during the transition period.\n\ntatasteeluk.com\n\n## Related Posts\n\n### EUROMETAL participates in Steel Summit 2026 in İzmir\n\n### German Salzgitter unit expands military steel certification for armored vehicles\n\n### European Commission launches roundtable ahead of July ETS review\n\nSafeguarding the European steel and metals industry\n\nSafeguarding the European steel and metals industry\n\nEUROMETAL White Paper 2026: CBAM – The Definitive Phase\n\nEUROMETAL White Paper: CBAM – The Definitive Phase\n\nSteel Derivatives:  \nThe hidden threat driving Europe’s deindustrialisation",
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      "url": "https://m.economictimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/tata-steel-aims-to-commission-uk-electric-arc-furnace-project-by-2027/articleshow/121709087.cms",
      "title": "Tata Steel aims to commission UK electric arc furnace project by 2027",
      "content": "The reductions are based on optimising substrate costs, modernising IT infrastructure, rationalising downstream operations and eliminating corporate overheads.  \n  \n As part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the company is transitioning from the blast furnace route to the low-emission electric arc furnace process, which will utilise the locally available scrap.  \n  \n By 2027, the EAF is expected to be fully operational, with the capacity to produce 3.2 million tonnes of low-emission steel annually.  \n  \n The EAF-based steelmaking project is expected to reduce over 50 million tonnes of Co2 in the next decade. [...] Homegrown Tata Steel is expecting to start the construction of its low-carbon EAF-based steel making project in the UK from July 2025 and commence operations by 2027, top company officials said.  \n  \n The company has received necessary approvals for its USD 1.5 billion project at Port Talbot, Tata Steel CEO & MD T V Narendran, and ED & CFO Koushik Chatterjee said in the company's annual report for FY2024-25.  \n  \n \"We are now transitioning to decarbonised and state-of-the-art EAF-based steelmaking by FY2027-28, supported by 500 million pounds in the UK Government funding,\" the management said.\n  \n  \n They said that planning approval has been received for the EAF (electric arc furnace) project at Port Talbot and the construction is expected to commence in July 2025. [...] \"We have exited from steelmaking through the end-of-life heavy end assets in Port Talbot, and moved to a downstream model using imported substrate from India, the Netherlands and other external sources,\" an official said.  \n  \nSpeaking further on the UK plan, the officials said the structural transition is also accompanied by a significant focus on cost rationalisation as the company plans to bring down its fixed costs further from 762 million pounds in FY25 to 540 million pounds in the coming year.  \n  \nTata Steel Chairman N Chandrasekaran \"company is on track on its transition to low-emission steelmaking. The decommissioning of two blast furnaces at Port Talbot, has cleared the way for the next-generation Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) project, supported by the UK government\".",
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      "url": "https://www.tatasteeluk.com/sites/default/files/tata-steel-uk-briefing---challenges-and-opportunies-for-decarbonising%2C-june-2025.pdf",
      "title": "[PDF] Tata Steel UK Challenges and Opportunities for Decarbonising",
      "content": "in domestic demand. 5. Recognise the role of scrap in future UK steel production As Tata Steel UK transitions towards EAF steelmaking, on target to be operational from the end of 2027, scrap steel will become Tata Steel UK’s number one raw material. EAF steelmaking at Port Talbot will require between 2 and 2.5 million tonnes of high-quality scrap per annum. [...] Research and Development TATA STEEL UK: OUR SITES 4 A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE UK STEEL PRODUCTION Tata Steel UK’s capital investment in EAF steelmaking is one element of a transition that will require several changes to the policy framework in the UK ahead of EAF steelmaking being commissioned in 2027. The changes required represent both a challenge and opportunity for the sector as it navigates a complex transition, challenging external market forces and moves towards a more sustainable future. To maximise future opportunities, create a level playing field with our European competitors and to create a sustainable future for the industry, Tata Steel UK is urging the UK Government to: 1. Address high energy costs for UK steelmakers 2. Protect the UK steel industry from global [...] The UK has an abundance of readily available scrap steel, producing approximately 10 - 11 Mt per annum. Around 80% of that resource is currently being exported, largely to countries with lower environmental standards and costs, and re-imported into the UK in the form of steel containing goods which undercuts UK manufacturing. Our plans for EAF steelmaking depend upon a secure and sustainable supply of high-quality scrap. We therefore require a supportive policy framework to be in place within the next 12 months and in advance of our EAF becoming operational in 2027.",
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      "content": "Home\n Seven Opportunities for Steel\n  + Seven Opportunities for Steel\n  + Electricity Prices\n  + Steel Procurement\n  + Steel Trade\n  + Steel Scrap\n Steel News\n About UK Steel\n  + About Us\n  + The Team\n  + Members and Membership\n  + UK Steel Charter\n Steel Product Catalogue\n Reports and Consultations\n  + Reports and Publications\n  + Consultation Responses\n\n# UK STEEL NEWS\n\n## Contact Jon Harrison on jharrison@makeuk.org or 078 1851 3671\n\n# Steel News 2026\n\n#### UK Steel welcomes British Steel nationalisation\n\n11th May 2026: UK Steel welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Government intends to take British Steel into public ownership.\n\nRead More\n\n#### Greater Lincolnshire Mayor signs UK Steel Charter, commits to ‘Buy British’ [...] 1st May 2026: The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, formally signed the UK Steel Charter at British Steel’s site in Lincolnshire, demonstrating a clear commitment to supporting the use of UK-made steel in public projects across the region.\n\nRead More\n\n#### UK Steel: Competitiveness scheme welcome, but electricity price crisis for steel deepens\n\n16th April 2026: UK Steel welcomes the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme, which will help parts of the steel supply chain. But steelmakers themselves still face uncompetitive industrial electricity prices.\n\nRead More\n\n#### Community and UK Steel welcome Steel Strategy [...] #### Community and UK Steel welcome Steel Strategy\n\n19th March 2026: UK Steel and Community welcome the Government’s Steel Strategy and stronger trade measures to support domestic production. However, they warn high electricity costs and flaws in the UK CBAM risk undermining competitiveness without further policy action.\n\nRead More\n\n#### UK Steel responds to the US Supreme Court ruling on global tariffs\n\n20th February 2026: UK Steel responds to the US Supreme Court striking down the global tariffs introduced by Trump.\n\nRead More\n\n#### UK Steel condemns BP choice of Chinese steel for Net Zero Teesside Project\n\n17 January 2026: UK Steel has condemned the decision by the Net Zero Teesside consortium to award a major steel contract to a Chinese supplier.\n\nRead More\n\n# Steel News 2025",
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      "content": "Decarbonised production of this kind will also support progress towards net zero. The government is committed to developing a new plan for industrial decarbonisation where it will outline its approach for a competitive and low carbon industrial base in the UK, ensuring growth opportunities are captured in tandem with emissions reductions.\n\nThe continued transition to EAF production will mean increased use of recycled scrap steel, further embedding steel as part of the circular economy and reducing reliance on iron ore and ending the use of coal entirely.\n\nScrap will become a far more valuable commodity. We are taking steps to ensure a thriving scrap steel industry and a secure future supply, including formation of a new cross-government working group on scrap from May 2026. [...] | Company | Crude steel production asset location | Production asset capacity | Key rolling and processing facilities | Key products | Key sectors |\n ---  ---  --- |\n| Tata Steel UK | Port Talbot, Wales | Transitioning to 3.2 Mt EAF | Port Talbot Llanwern, Trostre, Shotton, Hartlepool, Corby | Flats such as hot-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanised and welded tubes | Automotive, construction, energy |\n| British Steel | Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire | 2.5 Mt Blast Furnace | Scunthorpe Teesside (Tees Valley), Skinningrove (Tees Valley) | Longs such as rail and sections | Construction, rail, automotive |\n| 7 Steel | Cardiff, Wales | 1.2 Mt EAF capacity | Castle Works Tremorfa | Longs such as rebar and sections | Construction, transport, energy | [...] It is investing £50 million to build a new EAF to upgrade its existing site in Sheffield in 2026, increasing annual plant productivity to over 500,000 tonnes of stainless steel products.\n\n##### Special Melted Products\n\nIn July 2025, Walsin Lihwa announced a major investment in its Special Melted Products factory in Sheffield, introducing new capabilities in aerospace and energy materials as well as over 200 new jobs by 2028.\n\n### Green steel production\n\nThe future UK steel sector will not be the same as the steel sector of the past, or of today. The UK’s remaining blast furnaces are reaching the end of their operational lifespan, and it will be increasingly uneconomical for steel producers to sustain these ageing assets.",
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  "formatted": "Source: Tata Steel UK Advances Transition to Low-Emission Steelmaking\nURL: https://eurometal.net/tata-steel-uk-advances-transition-to-low-emission-steelmaking/\n# Tata Steel UK Advances Transition to Low-Emission Steelmaking Tata Steel UK has reaffirmed its commitment to decarbonisation, with its Chief Commercial Officer, Anil Jhanji, confirming that the company’s transition to low-emission steelmaking is progressing on schedule. The cornerstone of this transition is the new electric arc furnace (EAF) project at Port Talbot, now officially underway following a groundbreaking ceremony in July. The project, supported by a £500 million grant from the UK Government and backed by a total investment package of £1.25 billion, represents a major shift in the UK’s steel industry. The new facility is expected to begin production by December 2027, marking a critical step in reducing industrial emissions and modernising Tata Steel’s UK operations. [...] Tata Steel UK says it is actively pursuing additional supply chain efficiencies and expanding its Tier 1 supplier network to ensure stable, high-quality steel supply during the transition period. tatasteeluk.com ## Related Posts ### EUROMETAL participates in Steel Summit 2026 in İzmir ### German Salzgitter unit expands military steel certification for armored vehicles ### European Commission launches roundtable ahead of July ETS review Safeguarding the European steel and metals industry Safeguarding the European steel and metals industry EUROMETAL White Paper 2026: CBAM – The Definitive Phase EUROMETAL White Paper: CBAM – The Definitive Phase Steel Derivatives: The hidden threat driving Europe’s deindustrialisation\n\n---\n\nSource: Tata Steel aims to commission UK electric arc furnace project by 2027\nURL: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/tata-steel-aims-to-commission-uk-electric-arc-furnace-project-by-2027/articleshow/121709087.cms\nThe reductions are based on optimising substrate costs, modernising IT infrastructure, rationalising downstream operations and eliminating corporate overheads. As part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the company is transitioning from the blast furnace route to the low-emission electric arc furnace process, which will utilise the locally available scrap. By 2027, the EAF is expected to be fully operational, with the capacity to produce 3.2 million tonnes of low-emission steel annually. The EAF-based steelmaking project is expected to reduce over 50 million tonnes of Co2 in the next decade. [...] Homegrown Tata Steel is expecting to start the construction of its low-carbon EAF-based steel making project in the UK from July 2025 and commence operations by 2027, top company officials said. The company has received necessary approvals for its USD 1.5 billion project at Port Talbot, Tata Steel CEO & MD T V Narendran, and ED & CFO Koushik Chatterjee said in the company's annual report for FY2024-25. \"We are now transitioning to decarbonised and state-of-the-art EAF-based steelmaking by FY2027-28, supported by 500 million pounds in the UK Government funding,\" the management said. They said that planning approval has been received for the EAF (electric arc furnace) project at Port Talbot and the construction is expected to commence in July 2025. [...] \"We have exited from steelmaking through the end-of-life heavy end assets in Port Talbot, and moved to a downstream model using imported substrate from India, the Netherlands and other external sources,\" an official said. Speaking further on the UK plan, the officials said the structural transition is also accompanied by a significant focus on cost rationalisation as the company plans to bring down its fixed costs furthe\n\n---\n\nSource: [PDF] Tata Steel UK Challenges and Opportunities for Decarbonising\nURL: https://www.tatasteeluk.com/sites/default/files/tata-steel-uk-briefing---challenges-and-opportunies-for-decarbonising%2C-june-2025.pdf\nin domestic demand. 5. Recognise the role of scrap in future UK steel production As Tata Steel UK transitions towards EAF steelmaking, on target to be operational from the end of 2027, scrap steel will become Tata Steel UK’s number one raw material. EAF steelmaking at Port Talbot will require between 2 and 2.5 million tonnes of high-quality scrap per annum. [...] Research and Development TATA STEEL UK: OUR SITES 4 A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE UK STEEL PRODUCTION Tata Steel UK’s capital investment in EAF steelmaking is one element of a transition that will require several changes to the policy framework in the UK ahead of EAF steelmaking being commissioned in 2027. The changes required represent both a challenge and opportunity for the sector as it navigates a complex transition, challenging external market forces and moves towards a more sustainable future. To maximise future opportunities, create a level playing field with our European competitors and to create a sustainable future for the industry, Tata Steel UK is urging the UK Government to: 1. Address high energy costs for UK steelmakers 2. Protect the UK steel industry from global [...] The UK has an abundance of readily available scrap steel, producing approximately 10 - 11 Mt per annum. Around 80% of that resource is currently being exported, largely to countries with lower environmental standards and costs, and re-imported into the UK in the form of steel containing goods which undercuts UK manufacturing. Our plans for EAF steelmaking depend upon a secure and sustainable supply of high-quality scrap. We therefore require a supportive policy framework to be in place within the next 12 months and in advance of our EAF becoming operational in 2027.\n\n---\n\nSource: UK Steel Industry News\nURL: https://www.uksteel.org/steel-news\nHome Seven Opportunities for Steel + Seven Opportunities for Steel + Electricity Prices + Steel Procurement + Steel Trade + Steel Scrap Steel News About UK Steel + About Us + The Team + Members and Membership + UK Steel Charter Steel Product Catalogue Reports and Consultations + Reports and Publications + Consultation Responses # UK STEEL NEWS ## Contact Jon Harrison on jharrison@makeuk.org or 078 1851 3671 # Steel News 2026 #### UK Steel welcomes British Steel nationalisation 11th May 2026: UK Steel welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Government intends to take British Steel into public ownership. Read More #### Greater Lincolnshire Mayor signs UK Steel Charter, commits to ‘Buy British’ [...] 1st May 2026: The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, formally signed the UK Steel Charter at British Steel’s site in Lincolnshire, demonstrating a clear commitment to supporting the use of UK-made steel in public projects across the region. Read More #### UK Steel: Competitiveness scheme welcome, but electricity price crisis for steel deepens 16th April 2026: UK Steel welcomes the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme, which will help parts of the steel supply chain. But steelmakers themselves still face uncompetitive industrial electricity prices. Read More #### Community and UK Steel welcome Steel Strategy [...] #### Community and UK Steel welcome Steel Strategy 19th March 2026: UK Steel and Community welcome the Government’s Steel Strategy and stronger trade measures to support domestic production. However, they warn high electricity costs and flaws in the UK CBAM risk undermining competitiveness without further policy action. Read More #### UK Steel responds to the US Supreme Court ruling on global tariffs 20th February 2026: UK Steel responds t\n\n---\n\nSource: The UK steel strategy (web version) - GOV.UK\nURL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/steel-strategy/the-uk-steel-strategy-web-version\nDecarbonised production of this kind will also support progress towards net zero. The government is committed to developing a new plan for industrial decarbonisation where it will outline its approach for a competitive and low carbon industrial base in the UK, ensuring growth opportunities are captured in tandem with emissions reductions. The continued transition to EAF production will mean increased use of recycled scrap steel, further embedding steel as part of the circular economy and reducing reliance on iron ore and ending the use of coal entirely. Scrap will become a far more valuable commodity. We are taking steps to ensure a thriving scrap steel industry and a secure future supply, including formation of a new cross-government working group on scrap from May 2026. [...] | Company | Crude steel production asset location | Production asset capacity | Key rolling and processing facilities | Key products | Key sectors | --- --- --- | | Tata Steel UK | Port Talbot, Wales | Transitioning to 3.2 Mt EAF | Port Talbot Llanwern, Trostre, Shotton, Hartlepool, Corby | Flats such as hot-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanised and welded tubes | Automotive, construction, energy | | British Steel | Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire | 2.5 Mt Blast Furnace | Scunthorpe Teesside (Tees Valley), Skinningrove (Tees Valley) | Longs such as rail and sections | Construction, rail, automotive | | 7 Steel | Cardiff, Wales | 1.2 Mt EAF capacity | Castle Works Tremorfa | Longs such as rebar and sections | Construction, transport, energy | [...] It is investing £50 million to build a new EAF to upgrade its existing site in Sheffield in 2026, increasing annual plant productivity to over 500,000 tonnes of stainless steel products. ##### Special Melted Products In July 2025, Walsin Lihwa announced a m"
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