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Fuels arrive to keep British Steel plant going

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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