Three deals for UK steel: carbon neutral, virtual factories, and ‘super steel’

Posted on 18 Feb 2019 by Maddy White

Steel is the most commonly used structural material in the world, and the UK's steel industry contributes around £1.6bn to the economy. Here are three of the latest deals for UK steel that aim to make the 150-year old industry leaner and greener.

A carbon neutral steel industry The UK steel industry employs 32,000 people – image courtesy of Depositphotos. The concept of a carbon neutral steel industry may seem at first an unrealistic one. The £35m SUSTAIN programme has been launched by over twenty partners across the UK steel industry, including companies, trade…

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