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Tata Steel’s UK communications team speak to the leaders and workers of Tata Steel sites across the UK. Join us as we discuss current climates and what they mean for the UK steel industry.
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Jun 17, 2024
Jun 17, 2024
21 min
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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May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024
59 min
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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Feb 6, 2024
Feb 6, 2024
53 min
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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Oct 29, 2023
Oct 29, 2023
36 min
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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Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
38 min
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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Oct 12, 2023
Oct 12, 2023
54 min
Two days before Tata Steel announced a proposal to decarbonise its UK operations with support from the UK Government, SteelCast visited the UK Metals Expo. Metal suppliers, manufacturers, customers and competitors alike came together under the same roof and one thing was clear… we’re not going to get far without each other.
What will decarbonisation look like for the UK steel industry? Can we decarbonise the economy without steel? What would electric arc furnaces mean for the company’s operations and customers throughout UK supply chains? Is carbon capture and storage a viable option? With new technology on the horizon, how will we fill the skills gap?
Tata Steel’s Gareth Brookes spoke to industry and academic leaders – including UK Metals Expo chairman, Lord Rupert Redesdale – to find out.
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Read the 'State of the UK Metals Industry' here: https://ukmetalsexpo.com/state-of-the-uk-metals-industry-report-highlights-opportunities-and-challenges-for-sustainable-growth/
Jul 4, 2023
Jul 4, 2023
55 min
Hundreds of steel workers from across the UK came together to march upon Westminster and demand that the Government invests in the steel industry.
Led by Community, Unite and GMB trades unions, their demands were for the Government to create a level playing field with competitors on energy costs, to invest capital in new green technologies, and to stop imports of cheap carbon-intensive steel.
In the shadow of Big Ben, many MPs representing steel constituencies came to talk to steelworkers about their concerns.
We caught up with some of them to ask how they would support the UK’s steel industry.
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Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023
50 min
New CEO of Net Zero Industry Wales, Ben Burggraaf, returns to his former workplace, Tata Steel’s integrated steelworks at Port Talbot, to talk about the huge opportunities that he believes exist for industries and society in Wales on the journey to net zero carbon.
Ben visits the blast furnaces to talk about the new industrial revolution being promised by renewable energy, and takes a look across the Irish Sea to discuss opportunities for the steel industry as part of the South Wales Industrial Cluster and the Celtic Freeport.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fOBzhweRhng
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May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023
58 min
In this episode we talk to Professor Jon Gibbins, Centre Director of the UK CCS Research Community Network Plus at Sheffield University about the potential for Carbon Capture and Storage as a solution to the net zero challenge for energy intensive industries such as steel, and the UK’s potential role as a demonstrator economy rather than a country that simply adopts the latest technology that others can’t follow.
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Link to Sky News YouTube video, as mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/8Xq9krqt9XU
May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023
20 min
The SEISMIC demonstrator building at the Building Research Establishment in Watford has been described as the Henry Ford moment for the construction industry. Not only is it bringing standardisation and collaboration to modern methods of construction, but designs predicated on clever, modern steel solutions make buildings that are not only quicker and easier to construct, but also sustainable, energy-efficient and re-usable. It feels like there’s a revolution afoot!
We talk to Tata Steel’s Alex Small about where it all started and what happens next
Link to Active Classroom, as mentioned in the episode: https://www.specific.eu.com/the-active-classroom/