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SteelCast S3 E35: Tom Evans talks Trump and tariffs

In a week in which Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel, the UK Government launched its Plan for Steel, and Tata Steel UK gained planning approval to build its 3 million-tonnes-a-year Electric Arc Furnace, SteelCast talks to Head of Public Affairs, Tom Evans about the company’s policy asks of government. In front of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster,

Tom talks tariffs and Trump, examines energy costs, speaks about scrap, and ponders public procurement.

 

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Episode 34: Shaping the UK Government’s steel strategy

Steelcast host Tim Rutter spoke to a number of key participants at a recent UK Steel-hosted parliamentary event in Westminster, which discussed the issues that the sector feels are so important in shaping the UK Government’s forthcoming steel strategy.

Tata Steel UK Director of Comms and Chair of UK Steel, Martin Brunnock talks us through the event as we hear from UK Steel Director General, Gareth Stace, new Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on steel, Jonathan Brash MP, and MP for Aberafan and Maesteg, Stephen Kinnock.

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Episode 33: Everything you need to know about the steel industry right now (part 2) – Live from UK Metals Expo 2024

The UK Metals Expo 2024 was the third consecutive year the whole of the UK metals industry came together under one roof at Birmingham’s NEC.

Join Tata Steel UK’s Tim Rutter, Abi Thomas and Gareth Brookes as they catch up with industry experts to talk about the big topics around steel, its people and the path to a greener future.

Topics covered in part two are the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the UK scrap market and how we can extract the highest social value from the decarbonisation of steel.

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Episode 32: Everything you need to know about the steel industry right now (part 1) – Live from UK Metals Expo 2024

The UK Metals Expo 2024 was the third consecutive year the whole of the UK metals industry came together under one roof at Birmingham’s NEC.

 

Join Tata Steel UK’s Tim Rutter, Abi Thomas and Gareth Brookes as they catch up with industry experts to talk about the big topics around steel, its people and the path to a greener future.

 

Topics covered in part one are the transition from blast furnace to electric arc furnace steelmaking, the £500m UK Government investment announced on Wednesday 11 September, what other support government could bring – including the Back British Metals Initiative, the much-talked-about Celtic Freeport, and challenges around scrap and the supply chain.

 

This episode was recorded on day one of the UK Metals Expo and includes UK Metals Expo Chairman, Lord Rupert Redesdale; Labour MP for Stockton North, Chris McDonald; Tata Steel UK CEO, Rajesh Nair; Chair of UK Steel, Martin Brunnock; Chairman of the Materials Processing Institute, Jon Bolton; Director General of UK Steel, Gareth Stace; Chief Executive of The Cast Metals Federation, Pam Murrell; Managing Director of Professional Polishing Services, Kirsty Davies-Chinnock; Chief Executive Officer of Celtic Freeport, Luciana Ciubotariu; Head of Policy and Public Affairs for The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), Antonia Grey.

 

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Episode 31: Fail to plan, plan to fail

As the company transitions to low CO2 steelmaking, the £1.25 billion investment over the coming three years inevitably involves things to be built, extended and modified on site – not least the electric arc furnace itself.

The complex and in-depth planning process has been worked upon for months, with the aim of being submitted in November 2024 and the hope of getting spades in the ground in the summer of 2025.

Digital and Brand Specialist, Gareth Brookes speaks to Head of Legal Property, Natalie Young to find out more.

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Episode 30: £1million to develop steel platforms for Floating Offshore Wind

A Wales-centred industrial collaboration led by Swansea-based Marine Power Systems has been awarded nearly £1 million of innovation funding.

The project is to develop the use of low CO2 steels from Tata Steel’s Port Talbot site to build platforms for floating offshore wind structures and strengthen local supply chains.

Tim Rutter speaks to Kamal Rajput of Tata Steel UK and Dr Graham Foster, chairman and CTO of Marine Power Systems to find out more.

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Episode 29: From ski bum to steel industry pioneer in one (not so) easy lesson

As Tata Steel UK moves forward on its journey to net zero with the proposed implementation of electric arc furnace steelmaking in Port Talbot, host Tim Rutter speaks to one of the pioneers of the mini-mill concept in the USA, Mark Millett.

Mark is Chairman and Chief Executive of Steel Dynamics Inc., a 16 million tonnes metals business that was founded in 1993; he was instrumental in developing the use of electric arc furnaces and thin slab casters to make flat carbon steels in Nucor and hasn’t looked back.

In this podcast Mark shares his thoughts and experiences of developing technologies, building a culture of ownership, and the power of having a spirit of adventure to create a successful and truly sustainable business.

This is definitely worth a listen!

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Episode 28: A new beginning for the steel industry

Two weeks after Tata Steel announced its proposal to restructure the UK business, enabling it to transition to scrap-based ‘green’ steelmaking, SteelCast host Tim Rutter speaks to Global CEO and MD of Tata Steel, TV Narendran.

Two years and 27 episodes after the first SteelCast podcast started discussing the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising the steel industry, the topic is as relevant as ever.

Mr Narendran talks about the difficult journey that lies ahead not only in terms of the people and communities affected, but also in keeping customers happy through the transition and the challenges of changing technology and huge capital investments.

But he has a long-term vision to create a world-leading steel business at the centre of a green industrial ecosystem – a business that’s good for steel communities, good for customers, good for the climate and good for a resilient UK industrial economy. With his clarity and determination, you wouldn’t bet against it.

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Episode 27: Time to ACT for transformation

While Tata Steel has proposed the technology route it will take from the crossroads it found itself at, the construction industry is facing similar difficult choices.

Until now, the construction industry has designed to build, but for a sustainable future it must keep deconstruction and reuse in mind. Can Tata Steel’s Building Systems UK offer sustainable solutions as well as innovative products to be a market leader in the circular economy?

Gareth Brookes speaks to Jo Evans and Barry Rust of Building Systems UK, a Tata Steel enterprise, along with industry leaders and Welsh Government to find out what the future holds for the construction industry and what part steel has to play.

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Episode 26: Steel has a vital role to play in a future green economy

The Climate Change Committee’s Senior Analyst for Industrial Decarbonisation, Michael Lord, recently visited Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks with some colleagues to see first-hand the current integrated steelmaking process and to hear about the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising one of Britain’s most important industry.

In talking to host, Tim Rutter, Michael spoke about the role of the climate change committee, the importance of decarbonising energy and his hopes for the future of the UK steel industry.

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