Neath Port Talbot Council approves Tata Steel UK's Electric Arc Furnace project, securing jobs and reducing CO2 emissions.

Tata Steel said it will replace the blast furnaces with electric furnaces to use recycled steel to reduce carbon emissions.

Steel major Tata Steel Ltd on Tuesday (February 18) said Neath Port Talbot Council Planning Committee has approved Tata Steel UK's proposal to install a state-of-the-art Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in Port Talbot.

Tata is switching to an electric arc furnace-based steelmaking process which is greener, but needs fewer workers.

Tata Steel UK’s proposal to build a £1.25 billion electric arc furnace steelmaking facility at Port Talbot in South Wales received approval from Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday.

Tata Steel UK’s proposals for a £1.25 billion Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) based steel making facility at its Port Talbot site have been approved by Neath

Tata welcomes planning approval despite losing 2,000 jobs, marking a major shift to greener steelmaking in Port Talbot.

An artist's impression of how the new electric arc furnace will sit within the existing Tata Steel site in Port Talbot 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.