Around 9,500 tonnes of track will be provided for north African country’s first fully electrified mainline
British Steel has won a multimillion-pound contract to supply rail for a new route in north Africa, the company has announced.
Approximately 9,500 tonnes of track, produced in Scunthorpe, will be provided for Egypt’s first fully electrified mainline and freight network which stretches from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
Continue reading...Jingye Group understood to have told ministers that its blast furnaces are unviable without huge cash injection
The owner of British Steel, the UK’s second-biggest steel producer, is understood to be seeking an urgent package of financial support from the government.
Jingye Group, which bought the company out of insolvency just two years ago, has told ministers that its two blast furnaces are unlikely to remain feasible unless the Scunthorpe-headquartered company is granted financial aid, Sky News has reported.
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