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 ...
The released top gas, after the removal of CO 2, can be recycled and blown into the furnace for re-use, thus, reducing the use of coke and coal, and contributing to carbon capture, utilization ...
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 ...