For the past three years, SteelCast has charted a modern industrial revolution – a shift from traditional basic oxygen steelmaking towards a greener, sustainable future built on renewables and UK-sourced scrap.
Now, that future is starting to take shape at Port Talbot.
In the latest episode, EAF and Casters Programme Manager Peter Jones offers an exclusive, all-access audio tour of the £1.25 billion electric arc furnace (EAF) programme – sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the UK’s largest industrial transformations is coming to life.
Peter said: “This is more than just installing an electric arc furnace. We’re changing the entire flow of materials, processes, and logistics to support a greener future.”
Listeners can follow the journey from the railhead to the new scrap storage area, along the path of the future steel conveyor, and into the space where a cutting-edge 3.2 million tonne EAF and ladle metallurgy furnaces will operate.
“The scale of this project is difficult to grasp, but we’re already seeing the impact,” said Peter. “I hope the size and complexity of it all comes through in the podcast.
“With more contracts getting signed and more orders being placed, momentum on this project is building very quickly.”
Listen to the latest episode on Spotify, watch on YouTube or find wherever you consume your favourite podcasts.
About Tata Steel UK
- The Tata Steel Group has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world, and is among the top producing global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes.
Tata Steel in the UK has the ambition to produce net-zero steel by 2045 at the latest, and to have reduced 30% of its CO2 emissions by 2030. - In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.
- Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.
- Tata Steel Group is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world.
The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$27.7 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
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