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Tata Steel's new electric arc furnace in Port Talbot given green light

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Plans for a new electric arc furnace in Port Talbot have been approved by the local planning authority. Tata Steel's application was given the go-ahead on Tuesday morning at a meeting of Neath Port Talbot Council's planning committee.

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Euro Weekly News

Port Talbot green steel furnace

Tata Steel’s electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot plant received planning permission from the local authorities on February 18. The company would start “large-scale work” at the site this summer, Tata Steel UK’s chief executive Rajesh Nair, pledged. The £1.25 billion (€1.5 billion) investment was the most significant that Tata had made in the UK steel industry “in decades” Nair added. Source

2 days ago·Spain

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Port Talbot's £1.25 Billion Electric Furnace Project Approved

Proposals by Tata Steel to build a £1.25bn electric furnace in Port Talbot have been given the go-ahead by a local council. Neath Port Talbot Council’s planning committee on Tuesday approved what amounts to one of the most significant investments made in the UK steel industry in decades. The electric furnace will replace two traditional blast furnaces that closed last year, coming into operation at the end of 2027. It will preserve some 5,000 Ta…

4 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Tata Steel approves plans for building electric arc furnace in Port Talbot; UK welcomes ‘green steel’ growth

Tata’s strategy is aimed at preserving 5,000 Tata Steel UK jobs and cutting on-site CO2 emissions by 90 per cent compared to the previous blast furnace-based steelmaking -- reportedly equivalent to 1.5 per cent of the UK’s total direct CO2 emissions.

4 days ago·New Delhi, India

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