'Green’ loco’s platform to perform
An ‘environmentally friendly’ 90-tonne, hybrid locomotive is currently shunting around the rail tracks at our Scunthorpe site as part of a new trial. The Class 18 CBD90 loco, hired by British Steel from rolling stock lease hire suppliers Beacon Rail Leasing...
Survey reveals steel is 'material of choice'
Steel continues to dominate as the structural framing material of choice with market share growth in key UK construction sectors in 2023, according to an independent survey. The 2023 Construction Markets’ survey, commissioned by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and...
British Steel submits application for electric arc furnace in Scunthorpe
British Steel has submitted a planning application to North Lincolnshire Council for our proposed Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in Scunthorpe. Once the application document has been verified, it will be considered by the council. The Scunthorpe application follows our application to...
Electric Arc Furnace technology can produce all steel products and grades – UK Steel
A special paper explaining how Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) technology can produce all steel products and grades by managing the raw material mix has been published by UK Steel. It says steelmakers are overcoming previous manufacturing challenges through technological advances and...
British Steel building £10 million rail stocking facility
A new £10-million rail stocking facility, the biggest of its kind in the country, is taking shape at our Scunthorpe site. All civils were completed before Christmas and the main towers and gantry sections are currently being erected. Future works include the...
British Steel supports study into environmentally friendly green fuel
A university research study supported by British Steel is investigating the production of an environmentally friendly green fuel. The research will investigate whether the fuel, known as biochar, can replace injection coal in blast furnaces and act as a future clean...
Double Celebration at awards ceremony
Two of our colleagues, Dr Andrew Smith, Customer and Technology Manager at our Special Profiles business, and Dr Andy Trowsdale, Head of Research and Development, have received prestigious awards from The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). Andrew, who is...
New saws will give cutting edge to British Steel’s £26-million Special Profiles project
The arrival of three new industrial saws at British Steel’s Skinningrove Service Centre will herald a major new milestone in its development. The £2.2-million equipment will be a pivotal part of the operation as it will bring increased productivity, greater accuracy...
British Steel decarbonisation proposals
This week we have been staging public consultation planning events about our proposed decarbonisation programme. In November we unveiled plans for the biggest transformation in our history – a £1.25-billion proposal to become a clean, green and sustainable business by adopting electric arc...