Tata Steel signed a contract with Italian metals technology firm Tenova on 18 October 2024 to supply a new electric arc furnace for its Port Talbot steelworks in Wales. The high-productivity furnace, equipped with Tenova's Consteel continuous charging system and electromagnetic stirring, will run at 450 tonnes an hour and produce 3 million tonnes of steel a year, similar to the output of the blast furnaces retired in September. It will melt scrap steel sourced in the UK, with two ladle furnaces, a fume treatment plant and a material handling system included in the order. The furnace is due to be commissioned from the end of 2027 and will cut the site's steelmaking carbon emissions by 90 percent, or about 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. The project is part of the 1.25 billion pound joint investment by Tata Steel and the UK government, with Tata contributing 750 million pounds and the government up to 500 million pounds.
Source: Tenova — https://Tenova.com/newsroom/press-releases/tenova-supply-high-productivity-electric-arc-furnace-tata-steel-uk
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