UK officials are scrambling to secure access to coal and iron ore supplies to ensure Britain’s last two remaining blast furnaces stay operational after emergency legislation was passed to keep British ...

The deputy PM says "nothing is off the table" and would like to see private investment at the Scunthorpe plant.

The shipment of coal needed to save Scunthorpe's blast furnaces is still thought to be stuck on a boat at the docks. However, Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB union national officer, said she is ...

Officials approved funding for the 55,000-ton coal consignment after being warned that supplies were on the verge of running out, with the facility unlikely to reopen if its two furnaces shut.

Urgent legislation rushed through the House of Commons and House of Lords on Saturday gives ministers the power to instruct ...

The government has offered to buy the coking coal that is essential to keep steel production going at British Steel in ...

The business secretary has refused to confirm if the government can get the sufficient raw material supplies in time to keep ...

Coking coal to keep British Steel Scunthorpe furnaces burning being unloaded in docks in race against time - Industry ...

Today, coal is primarily burned to generate electricity. When coal is burned in a furnace, the heat from the coal turns water in a furnace into steam. That steam is then used to turn a turbine and ...

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

Scientists develop a low-emission, saltwater-based method to extract iron, offering a cleaner future for the steel industry.