The UK steel industry wants to make a significant contribution to national supply chain resilience, bringing the procurement of key materials closer to home and reducing the UK’s dependence on foreign companies. It is crucial that we get this relationship right for the long-term requirements of the country’s defence industry – from specialist-grade steels to the defence estate.
Read More18 April 2024: In its new report, UK Steel sets out twelve crucial design principles for guaranteeing a robust policy with minimal risk of circumvention, strong carbon leakage protection, and simplicity of administration for governments and industry alike.
Read More28 March 2024: The culture in the UK is changing towards actively considering purchasing domestically produced steel, resulting in a year-on-year increase in UK steel companies supplying major infrastructure projects, with a total value of £299mn.
Read More19 March 2024: South Yorkshire is home to a proud history of steelmaking, with the earliest record dating to 1642. Today, almost 400 years later, the South Yorkshire Metro Mayor, Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire Metro Combined Authority, and the newly founded regional Business Advisory Board will sign the UK Steel Charter. They will also visit the iconic, Sheffield Forgemasters, showing support for and celebrating the importance of the local steel industry.
Read More12 March 2024: The Government has today formally abandoned the Green Power Pools policy proposal in its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements.
Read More21 February 2024: Today the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has recommended the extension of the UK’s steel safeguards for all 15 product categories currently covered by the measure until June 2026.
Read More22 January 2024: After public discussions on the switch to EAF, UK Steel’s briefing (available here) points to the innovations in the United States showing that EAFs can produce a vast range of steel products through the careful management of the raw material mix. In the UK, EAFs are already supplying highly specialised steel for aerospace and defence applications.
Read More19 January 2024: Tata Steel UK has announced proposals to restructure its UK business as it transitions to green electric arc furnace steelmaking.
Read More18 December 2024: By confirming a CBAM from 2027 instead of matching the EU’s 2026 timeline, the Government risks high-emission steel being dumped in the UK from 2026 when the EU CBAM takes effect.
Read More4 December 2023: A new report, unveiled by UK Steel, urges the Government to capitalise on the UK’s current competitive advantage, that we generate over 10 million tonnes of steel scrap each year, to create the conditions needed for a vibrant, circular economy that makes the best domestic use of this vital material.
Read More22 November 2023: The Chancellor has today missed a major opportunity to confirm that the UK will implement a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in his Autumn Statement. UK Steel, the trade association for steel companies in the UK, says that the country is now in danger of playing catch-up with the EU on timetables, leaving a critical, trade-exposed industry at risk.
Read More13 November 2023: UK Steel has today launched a report showcasing the vast chasm between UK industrial electricity prices and what European competitors pay, setting out four recommendations to deliver competitive electricity prices for the UK steel industry.
Read More6 November 2023: UK Steel comments on British Steel's proposed plan for £1.25 billion investment to adopt electric arc furnace steelmaking. With British Steel’s announcement, it is clear the UK steel sector is completely committed to rapid decarbonisation. Just one year after publishing the sector’s Net Zero roadmap, the UK’s major steel producers are taking crucial steps to decarbonise by 2035.
Read More23 October 2023: We welcome Labour’s continued commitment to the future of our steel industry. Steel is a strategically vital core product that no developed economy can be without.
Read More11 October 2023: The Government has today published the Network Charging Compensation scheme. This follows the announcement of the Industrial Supercharger Scheme in February and a consultation with industry on network charges. Today’s announcement confirms that Government will compensate industry for 60% of the network charges it faces.
Read More2 October 2023: UK Steel has today unveiled its report “Why the UK needs a strong steel sector”. The UK’s steel industry is the bedrock of the UK’s supply chains, central to the country’s economic potential and our resilience at a time of geopolitical turbulence. Now is the time to be bold and seize the opportunity to lead the world by building a Net Zero steel sector.
Read More15 September 2023: "This is an important day for the UK steel sector. Government has confirmed its firm and bold commitment to the future of steelmaking here in the UK."
Read More5 September 2023: Andy Street, Metro Mayor for the West Midlands, signed the UK Steel Charter, committing to using UK-made steel wherever possible in key projects in his region.
Read More4 July 2023: The Government published its response to its UK Emission Trading Scheme (UK ETS) consultation announcing that the scheme will have a tighter limit on industrial, power and aviation emissions, maintaining the existing free allowances until 2026.
Read More12 May 2023: UK Steel releases its latest statistics report which shows production levels of UK steel in 2022 dropped to their lowest since the Great Depression.
Read More14 December 2022: Electricity prices have risen to over £1,500/MWh this week, over 30 times the historical average, forcing some steelmakers to cease production temporarily.
Read More28 September 2022: Following the establishment of the new government and appointment of key positions, UK Steel sets at in this document it five key policy priorities to deliver a sustainable future of the UK steel sector and the fundamental reasons why domestic steel production is so important to the UK.
Read MoreJuly 2022: To create a Net-Zero steel sector in the UK and meet Government targets, a new report from UK Steel calls for a renewed focus on establishing a positive policy environment for steelmaking.
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