Tata Steel has received planning approval for major changes at its Neath Port Talbot plant, transitioning to electric arc furnace steelmaking. This £1.25 billion investment will lead to 2,000 job losses but aims to preserve 5,

Tata Steel's application was given the go-ahead on Tuesday morning at a meeting of Neath Port Talbot Council's planning committee. The company closed both of its blast furnaces last year and said they would be replaced by an electric arc furnace, as part of its transition to greener production methods.

Tata Steel’s planning application for an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) has been approved by Neath Port Talbot council's planning committee.

The transition from conventional blast furnace steelmaking to EAF technology will reduce direct on-site CO₂ emissions by 90%

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.

Steel giant Tata Steel UK has secured approval for its plans for Electric Arc Furnace steelmaking in Port Talbot.

Tata Steel's £1.25 billion electric furnace project in Port Talbot has been approved, securing thousands of jobs and marking a significant step towards sustainable steelmaking in the UK.

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

Steel major Tata Steel informed on Tuesday (18 February) that the Neath Port Talbot Council Planning Committee has approved its proposal to install a state-of-the-art Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) worth 1.

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.