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Tata Steel is set to begin construction of its new low-carbon Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) facility in the UK this July.
An electric arc furnace is a big oven that melts scrap metal using electricity instead of burning coal or gas.
The deets: the Port Talbot plant is slated to begin operations in 2027, producing 3.2 million tonnes of low-emission steel annually.
The EAF will run on recycled scrap metal and is expected to slash on-site carbon emissions by up to 90%. Over the next decade, it could cut more than 50 million tonnes of CO2.
The why: Tata Steel is chasing a 10–15% reduction in emission intensity by 2030, compared to FY24–25 levels, as part of its broader decarbonisation strategy.
The how: back home, the company is building a 0.75 MTPA scrap-based EAF in Ludhiana to tap India’s growing demand for green steel. It’s also exploring decarbonisation tech and has launched India’s first Carbon Bank to help customers turn CO2 into value-generating assets.
Zoom out: Tata Steel is also gearing up for the hydrogen economy. It recently developed hydrogen transportation pipes which are strong steel pipes that safely carry pure hydrogen gas at high pressure.
Built using API X65 ERW pipes, these specially welded pipelines are key to building future-ready, clean-energy infrastructure.
