Derek Stuart, Head of Product Management at AMETEK Land, says: “Cyclops is robust and easy to use, so it is ideal for ...

A new electric arc furnace will replace two coke blast furnaces at the Scunthorpe site British Steel has been granted planning permission to build a new electric arc furnace at its Scunthorpe ...

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 ...

A northern Lincolnshire MP has spoken of “great anxiety” among Scunthorpe steelworkers as uncertainty over the future of the coke blast furnaces continues. British Steel has planning ...

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 ...

Step 1 – Hot air (oxygen) reacts with the coke (carbon) to produce carbon dioxide and heat energy to heat up the furnace. C(s) + O 2 (g) → CO 2 (g) Step 2 – More coke is added to the furnace ...