questionText: 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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of the procurement on the UK steel supply chain.
answerText: 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...
heading: Furnaces: Port Talbot