Dutch may allocate ? 3 bn to Tata Steel cleanup

06 Jun 2024 CW Team

The Netherlands was considering contributing up to ?3 billion for the green transformation of Tata Steel?s IJmuiden factory, which had caused serious health and environmental problems in the surrounding area.

The Dutch parliament approved providing subsidies to the company to accelerate the renovation, although the exact amount remained unspecified. A spokesperson for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate stated that external consultants estimated the subsidies could reach ?3 billion.

The factory, which was Europe?s second-largest steel plant and one of the Netherlands? top industrial employers, had been associated with elevated lung cancer rates and reduced life expectancy in the local area. Additionally, it had faced multiple fines for emitting toxic raw cokes, which are essential ingredients in steel production and are made by heating coal in the absence of air.

Negotiations with Tata Steel to finalise the funding agreement had commenced, but the process was confidential. The ministry spokesperson mentioned that they couldn?t comment on the financial size of the subsidy at that moment.

Tata Steel spokesman Peter van Boesschoten expressed the company's satisfaction with the Dutch parliament's broad support for making the steelworks more sustainable. However, the company refrained from disclosing the exact subsidy amount.

Van Boesschoten stated, ?Apart from the money we will put in our Green Steel plan ourselves, we will need government support, just like our competitors in Germany, Belgium, and France, to establish a European level playing field as much as possible.?

The hazardous emissions from Tata Steel?s Dutch plant had been a contentious issue for some time. However, cleaning up the plant required expensive upgrades. The government had adopted a lenient approach to regulation for many years, fearing that intervention could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs.

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