Without key raw materials, Scunthorpe's two remaining blast furnaces - named Anne and Bess - would likely have to shut for good. While it is technically possible to restart them once they have been ...

“We try to disarm the angry.” Although the three have been involved in the ... Lago put it back and showed a picture of the salamander to John Turner of the Seatuck Environmental Association, who ...

This includes possibly reversing Jingye’s decision to take one of the blast furnaces temporarily offline as early as Monday using a “salamander tap”, a procedure said to be dangerous.

This includes possibly reversing a decision by its Chinese owners, Jingye, to take one of the blast furnaces temporarily offline this week using a “salamander tap”, a procedure said to be ...

To buy time, engineers are performing a risky “Salamander Tap” shutdown on Bess, drilling holes to drain molten metal without killing the furnace. It’s a Hail Mary move that underscores ...

There is a similar story in Wales, with Plaid Cymru angry about the differing treatment towards British Steel and another steelmaking plant in Port Talbot, which closed last year as part of Tata ...