Unions call for £200m from government to keep two Scunthorpe steel furnaces open

<p>Exclusive: They say the support for British Steel’s transition to electric replacement is needed to prevent immediate job losses</p><p>British Steel should get an extra £200m from the government to support it in keeping the UK’s two remaining blast furnaces open until electric replacements are built, according to a proposal put forward by unions.</p><p>Chinese-owned British Steel has said it will replace its polluting blast furnaces at Scunthorpe with electric arc furnaces, which can be used to make much cleaner, recycled steel.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/20/unions-british-steel-scunthorpe-blast-furnaces-government-funding">Continue reading...</a>