Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needsBritish Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, as the business secretary refused to guarantee the plant could get what it needed in time.The company is understood to be looking at offers of help from more than a dozen businesses to obtain materials such as iron ore and coking coal, potentially allowing it to avoid the temporary shutdown of one of the two furnaces. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/13/no-guarantee-british-steel-plant-will-be-able-to-continue-says-business-secretary
Author : Jessica Elgot and Jasper Jolly
Publish date : 2025-04-13 18:23:00
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British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces
