Nicola Jones, Steel Packaging Recycling Manager at Tata Steel UK, adds: "Our EAF technology will enable the production of packaging steel with 50% lower CO₂ emissions in packaging steel, and at least 50% recycled content. At our Trostre site, where steel is crafted for essential products like food, drink, and aerosol cans, we're committed to advancing a truly circular economy."

Tata Steel's transformation to EAF technology at Port Talbot marks a major shift for the UK's packaging sector. Unlike traditional blast furnaces, EAFs use electrical energy to melt scrap steel, allowing a significant increase in recycled content and a step change in emissions. The move supports local recycling, tackling the UK's current export of 8 million tonnes of steel scrap annually and contributing to a circular economy for steel.

“Join Tata Steel UK at its Tech Pod in the Networking Area of LIVE:2025, for the launch of Electrifying Packaging Steel and a first-hand look at how sustainable steelmaking is shaping the future of packaging. Alternatively, meet our colleagues at Packaging Innovations for their insightful presentation on the future of EAF packaging steel on 13 February,” concludes Nicola.

Nicola Jones and Adrian Davies will be on hand at LIVE 2025 to discuss how this innovation supports retail and FMCG brands in achieving their sustainability goals.

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Interview requests

•    Interviews with Tata Steel’s Nick Silk, Nicola Jones, Adrian Davies and Sarah Passmore can be pre-booked in advance and are available pre-, during and post-show.  See contact details below.

For further information on Tata Steel UK- Packaging: 

•    Jessica Friend Bartlett – Jessica.friendbartlett@teamtala.com +44 (0) 7791 741725
•    Lauren Ball – lauren.ball@teamtala.com +44 (0) 7798 731882

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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