Fuels arrive to keep British Steel plant going
Summary
The British government has got the materials necessary to keep the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe running for a few months. A big amount of blast furnace coke from Australia and iron ore from Sweden will be shipped in.Key Facts
- The government got the supplies to keep the British Steel plant running for a couple of months.
- 55,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke arrived from Australia.
- More than 66,000 tonnes of iron ore pellets and 27,000 tonnes of iron ore fines are expected to come from Sweden soon.
- The supplies were paid for with money from the Department for Business and Trade.
- Many workers' jobs are safer because of these supplies.
- The government took over the steel plant from a Chinese company after setting a new rule.
- The government's plan saved about 2,700 jobs that might have been lost.
- The plant's goal is to keep running and be a top steel provider.
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