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. Neath Port Talbot planning committee approved the company’s plans to begin construction in the summer, with the furnace expected to be operational by early 2028. The EAF will melt mostly scrap steel and will replace both blast furnaces which closed in Port Talbot last year. In its planning application Tata Steel said it had lost £4bn in Port Talbot since 2007 and the new furnace would create a “financially and environmentally sustainable” business.
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