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Tata Steel expresses concern over media reports regarding investment plans
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Tata Steel expresses concern over media reports regarding investment plans

Tata Steel has voiced concerns over claims in the British media that the ?1.25 billion investment in the Port Talbot facility might be affected due to policy disagreements between the opposition and the UK government. Tata Steel and the UK government reached an agreement in September 2023 to jointly invest 1.25 billion pounds to carry out decarbonisation initiatives at the British steel plant in Port Talbot. The UK government would contribute ?500 of the ?1.25 billion. "We are apprehensive reading UK media reports suggesting that the ?1.25 billion investment, the largest in many decades in British steelmaking, may be put in peril due to policy differences expressed by the Conservative and Labour parties during the ongoing election period," the business stated in a statement. In the upcoming months, Tata Steel stated that it will carry out the planned shutdown of the heavy-end assets and the Port Talbot reorganisation project. Tata Steel, a division of the Tata Group in India, and the UK government have been working hard over the past three years to create a sustainable future for the Port Talbot facility and Tata Steel UK. Tata Steel employs over 8,000 people in all of its activities in South Wales, where it controls the biggest steelworks in the UK, with a 3 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity. The firm is transitioning from the blast furnace (BF) route, which is approaching the end of its life cycle, to the low-emission electric arc furnace (EAF) method as part of its decarbonisation plan. Tata Steel's objective is to complete the decarbonisation journey at its plant in the UK in the next three years.

Tata Steel has voiced concerns over claims in the British media that the ?1.25 billion investment in the Port Talbot facility might be affected due to policy disagreements between the opposition and the UK government. Tata Steel and the UK government reached an agreement in September 2023 to jointly invest 1.25 billion pounds to carry out decarbonisation initiatives at the British steel plant in Port Talbot. The UK government would contribute ?500 of the ?1.25 billion. We are apprehensive reading UK media reports suggesting that the ?1.25 billion investment, the largest in many decades in British steelmaking, may be put in peril due to policy differences expressed by the Conservative and Labour parties during the ongoing election period, the business stated in a statement. In the upcoming months, Tata Steel stated that it will carry out the planned shutdown of the heavy-end assets and the Port Talbot reorganisation project. Tata Steel, a division of the Tata Group in India, and the UK government have been working hard over the past three years to create a sustainable future for the Port Talbot facility and Tata Steel UK. Tata Steel employs over 8,000 people in all of its activities in South Wales, where it controls the biggest steelworks in the UK, with a 3 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity. The firm is transitioning from the blast furnace (BF) route, which is approaching the end of its life cycle, to the low-emission electric arc furnace (EAF) method as part of its decarbonisation plan. Tata Steel's objective is to complete the decarbonisation journey at its plant in the UK in the next three years.

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