Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 18171

Furnaces: Port Talbot

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

ConservativeBasildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will set out (a) where the electric arc furnace being installed at Port Talbot was manufactured, (b) whether any UK-based companies were invited to bid to manufacture the furnace and (c) what ass

Answer

Chris McDonald
Tata Steel UK has contracted Tenova to supply the electric arc furnace (EAF) and associated equipment for Port Talbot.Procurement decisions are a commercial matter for Tata Steel, and the Department does not hold information on bidding processes. Governme...

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