The ovens are used to heat coal to create a hard residue called coke which is then used to fuel blast furnaces. Unions had been aware of concerns about the condition of the ovens for some time and ...

a process which is less energy-intensive than blast furnace production, and takes out the need for high carbon-emitting coke to be used in the process. The previous Government said replacing blast ...

The Ministry of Defence has come under fire for importing steel rather than buying British.Potential closures of blast ...

British Steel's blast furnaces at Scunthorpe will be kept running into the New Year. After previous reports back in August that the blast furnaces could close this year, a British Steel spokesperson ...

British Steel has confirmed its blast furnaces will continue to operate beyond 2024. It was previously reported the furnaces could shut before Christmas, with workers at the Scunthorpe plant quitting ...

The steelmaker, previously referred to as Client C, is one of the world’s largest companies in both steelmaking and iron ore pelletization.