British Steel is initiating consultations to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe after negotiations with the UK government regarding financial aid for a transition to electric arc furnaces fell ...

British Steel has announced that it will keep its two Scunthorpe blast furnaces running and end consultation on redundancies after the UK Government took control of the business earlier this month ...

The last blast furnaces left operating in Britain could see their fate sealed within days, after their Chinese owners took the decision to cut off the crucial supply of ...

Steelmaker British Steel said it could close its two blast furnaces as soon as June with the potential loss of up to 2,700 jobs. U.S. tariffs and environmental costs threaten its already ...

Blast furnaces are the heart of the steel industry, transforming raw materials into molten iron, which is then converted into steel. This process is a marvel of engineering and chemistry ...

British Steel's blast furnaces are set to continue running with a delivery of enough raw materials to keep them alight for the "coming weeks" due on Tuesday, the government has said. Coking coal ...

The government and British Steel are working to secure the raw materials needed to keep two blast furnaces on, in a race against time to avoid a permanent shutdown of Britain's last primary ...

Relieved steelworkers at Britain’s last blast furnaces have had the threat of redundancy removed following the government’s dramatic takeover 10 days ago. British Steel this evening confirmed ...

LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it could keep the country's last steel blast furnaces burning for at least the next few weeks after securing a delivery of fuel - the latest ...

Strong supply chains are vital in this complex manufacturing process – and British Steel faced a perfect storm of problems.