Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel consults unions over closure

Concern for the future of British steel amid government policies

A warning has been issued against solely relying on EAFs as there is only enough scrap steel in the world to meet one-third of the total demand.

Britain is losing the remnants of industry: British Steel turns off the last blast furnaces: EADaily

EADaily, March 31st, 2025. British Steel plans to shut down the two remaining blast furnaces at its last plant in Britain by June. 2,700 workers will be thrown out on the street, and Britain will officially become the only G7 country that cannot produce its own steel. Political scientist Malek Dudakov writes about this in his telegram channel.

United Kingdom could be only G7 nation not to produce its own steel; Chinese owner blames Trump tariffs

close Video Republican lawmaker wants to take tariff power away from the presidency Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., says he thinks Congress made a “mistake” in giving tariff authority to the president, and says Congress should take it back.  The United Kingdom could be the first G7 nation not to manufacture its own steel, with a major steel firm blaming President Donald Trump‘s tariffs for the planned closure of its two blast furnaces.  British Steel…

The announced closure of the British Steel blast furnaces in Scunthorpe means that, for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, high-quality steel is no longer produced in the United Kingdom. British Steel blames import tariffs and strict environmental requirements. However, the British government did not want to meet the requested support of a total of 1 billion pounds (€1.2 billion).

British Steel warns of 2,700 job losses from blast furnace closures

China-owned British Steel said it could close its two blast furnaces as soon as June with the potential loss of up to 2,700 jobs, as U.S. tariffs and environmental costs threaten to damage its already struggling operations.British Steel, owned by China's Jingye Group, has warned for years that steelmaking in Scunthorpe, northeast England, is loss-making, and has been in talks with the government for months about securing funding to switch to a g…

UK no longer able to make own steel — with last two blast furnaces set to shut

The UK will no longer be able to make its own steel from scratch — with its last two blast furnaces set to be shut. British Steel’s Chinese owner Jingye yesterday announced plans to close its Scunthorpe site, in a move that puts 2,700 jobs at risk. James GlossopBritish Steel’s Chinese owner Jingye plans to close its Scunthorpe site, threatening 2,700 jobs[/caption] British Steel said it had been losing around £700,000 a day, with operations “no …