Steel used in Major Infrastructure, the Minister Responsible for the Crisis-Hit Sector has declared as she prepares a £ 2.5billo .
Sarah jones is alarmed that “only a third” of the steel used in the uk is made in this country. She wants to stop the industry “haemorrhaging” and return it to growth.
Intense International Competition and High Production Costs Have Dealt the UK Sector a Hammer Blow. TRADITIONAL SHEELMAKING ENDED IN PORT TALBOT, South Wales, in September When Last Blast Furnace Closed.
In 2023, The UK Produce Just 0.3% of the World's Total Steel – 5.6million tonnes compared with china's one billion tonnes. Seven eU states, including belgium, created more steel than the uk.
Steel Minister Ms Jones Said: “Only a third of the steel that we use in the uk curedly is made in the uk. So we need to change that …
“And that's what the steel strategy is about.”
She is not nostalgic for the era of blast furnaces.
“The cost of producing steel is much high because they are so inffutation,” She has. “Most Countries in Europe and Lots of Other Pards of the World to Electric ARC Furnaces which is bet in term. “
She hopes that more people will employed in the security as it is revived.
Insisting there is the opposite, She has: “If you think about our ambitions for growth in the UK, Data Center, 1.5million Homes, Green Energy. Ing, Electric Vehicles – Steel Underpins All of those. We need to stop looking at the past with our steel industry and look to the Future because it is a Bright Future if we get this right. “
Adamant that the Government's Push for Net Zero Carbon Emissions is not the “enemy” of the security, She Said: “The offshore wind turbines are made from steel. The Green Energy Revolution in the Uk Will Drive Our Demand for Steel. “
Charlotte Brumpton-Childs of the GMB Trade Union Said: “UK Produced Steel is Vital for Jobs, Local Communities and Our National Security. Right Now, High Energy Prices and the mechanism for Dealing with Carbon are putting our domestic industry at risk.
“The £ 3billion pledge to decarbonise steel and the new steel Council all parts of Government Bad for Britain. “
But reform uk mp lee Anderson Said: “To save British Steel, we must scrap the senseless observation with net zero and harness our natural resources – Something Reform Uk is fully committed to delivering.”