恐れるs over 職業s as British Steel 確認するs 計画（する）s to shut 爆破 furnaces
British Steel will の近くに 負かす／撃墜する the 爆破 furnaces at its Scunthorpe 工場／植物 in a move that unions say could cost up to 2,000 職業s.
The Chinese-owned company 確認するd that it planned to 取って代わる them with two electric arc 見解／翻訳／版s which can run on 無-炭素 electricity, if it gets “appropriate support from the UK 政府”.
It would build one new electric arc furnace in Scunthorpe and another at its Teesside 工場／植物.
These electric furnaces are much greener, but 要求する a lot より小数の 労働者s to keep them going.
British Steel 雇うs around 4,000 people across the UK (Danny Lawson/PA)
The move left unions worried about the 職業s at the two 場所／位置s, and they said that it will also leave the UK without the ability to produce its own steel.
Electric furnaces are used to 再生利用する steel 捨てる into new steel.
Unions 予報する the move could 最終的に lead to the loss of 1,500 to 2,000 職業s, predominantly at Scunthorpe.
British Steel 雇うs ar ound 4,500 people across the UK.
Community union general 長官 Roy Rickhuss said: “Were they to be realised, the 計画（する）s that British Steel has 発表するd, 連合させるd with Tata Steel’s 計画（する）s, would leave the UK unable to make steel from raw 構成要素s and 危険に exposed to international markets.
“Community 堅固に believes that the 爆破 furnaces continue to be 決定的な in any responsible 移行 to green steelmaking.”
Sharon Graham, general 長官 of the 部隊 union, said: “There is 絶対 no need for 集まり redundancies at British Steel. We do not 受託する the need for one 選び出す／独身 職業 削減（する）.
“The 戦略 of 連続する 政府s has failed. Steel is 決定的な to the UK’s 経済的な success, yet steelworkers are 存在 abandoned by this 政府.”
British Steel 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Xijun Cao said: “We have engaged extensively with the public and 私的な 部門 to understand the 実現可能 of producing 逮捕する 無 steel with our 現在の 爆破 furnace 操作／手術s.
“However, 徹底的な 分析 shows this is not viable.
“詳細（に述べる）d 熟考する／考慮するs show electrification could 速く 加速する our 旅行 to 逮捕する 無 and 運動 British Steel に向かって a 維持できる 未来.”
The company did not について言及する 職業 losses in its 告示 but said that “予選 会談” have started with 貿易（する） unions, and “約束d to support 従業員s 影響する／感情d by the decarbonisation 計画（する）s.” An 外部の specialist will review the 計画（する）s on に代わって of the 貿易（する） unions.
It said that the new furnaces could be 操作の by late 2025.
It comes after 報告（する）／憶測s that British Steel is also の近くにing on a 政府-基金d support 一括 価値（がある） around £500 million to help 基金 the changes.
On Monday, a 政府 広報担当者 said: “Our かかわり合い to the UK steel 部門 is （疑いを）晴らす, and we continue to work closely with 産業, 含むing British Steel, to 安全な・保証する a 維持できる and 競争の激しい 未来 for the 部門 and its 労働者s.
“We have 申し込む／申し出d a generous support 一括 含むing more than £300 million of 投資 for British Steel to 削減（する） 放出／発行s, help 保護（する）／緊急輸入制限 職業s and 打ち明ける over £1 billion in stakeholder 投資.
“最終的に, it is for British Steel to manage 商業の 決定／判定勝ち（する）s for the 未来 of the company, and we cannot comment on 現在進行中の 商業の 交渉s beyond that.”
Jonathan Reynolds MP, 労働’s 影をつくる／尾行する 商売／仕事 長官, said: “The 保守的なs’ sticking plaster 計画（する）s would leave the UK unable to produce any 最初の／主要な steel 製品s 権利 at the time when the entire world will be 需要・要求するing these goods for the 逮捕する 無 移行.
“This is not a serious joined-up 計画（する） for the long 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 for our steel 産業 and it will make thousands of 労働者s in Scunthorpe redundant.”
Earlier this year, the company said it planned to の近くに the coke ovens at its Scunthorpe 工場／植物, with the loss of up to 260 職業s.
The 最新の move is 類似の to 提案s by 競争相手 Tata Steel earlier this year to?switch the two coal-解雇する／砲火／射撃d 爆破 furnaces at its Port Talbot 場所／位置 to electric arc 見解／翻訳／版s.
The changes are 始める，決める to 影響する／感情 as many as 3,000 職業s.
The road to decarbonise steelmaking will be 決定的な f or the UK’s 気候 change 的s. The Port Talbot and Scunthorpe 場所／位置s 燃やす coal to make steel, and together account for around 15% of the UK’s entire 産業の 放出／発行s.
The 気候 Change 委員会 has 示唆するd that the 政府 “始める，決める 的s for 鉱石-based steelmaking to reach 近づく-無 放出／発行s by 2035.”
