Overview

• 55,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke have arrived at the Port of Immingham from Australia to fuel the Scunthorpe steel plant.
• A shipment of 66,000 tonnes of iron ore pellets and 27,000 tonnes of iron ore fines from Sweden is expected to arrive next week.
• The UK government took operational control of the plant after passing emergency legislation to prevent its closure by Chinese owner Jingye Group.
• Planned redundancies affecting thousands of workers have been scrapped, providing job security for the workforce.
• Interim leadership at British Steel is focusing on stabilizing operations and ensuring long-term production continuity.