Tata Steel has received planning approval for major changes at its Neath Port Talbot plant, transitioning to electric arc furnace steelmaking. This £1.25 billion investment will lead to 2,000 job losses but aims to preserve 5,

Tata is switching to an electric arc furnace-based steelmaking process which is greener, but needs fewer workers.

Tata Steel’s electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot plant received planning permission from the local authorities on February 18.

The development could begin by the summer of 2025 and follows the decision to shut down the blast furnaces with the loss of thousands of jobs

Port Talbot is set for a new lease of life after plans for Electric Arc Furnace steelmaking were approved today.

The transition from conventional blast furnace steelmaking to EAF technology will reduce direct on-site CO₂ emissions by 90%

Steel giant Tata Steel UK has secured approval for its plans for Electric Arc Furnace steelmaking in Port Talbot.

COUNCIL planners gave the green light yesterday to new production methods at Tata Steel in Port Talbot. The steel giant welcomed Neath Port Talbot Council planning committee’s approval for its proposals for changes to steel-making at its biggest plant.

The planning application to the Neath Port Talbot Council's Planning Committee sought permission to construct an Electric Arc Furnace, two new Ladle Metallurgy Furnaces for secondary steelmaking, and supporting infrastructure.

An artist's impression of how the new electric arc furnace will sit within the existing Tata Steel site in Port Talbot Tata Steel's bid to build a £1.25bn electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot steelworks has been given the go-ahead by planners.