Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 15 July 2026.
Richard Holden
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
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.
Chris McDonald
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
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. Government support for the project is intended to secure the long-term future of UK steelmaking. The EAF is expected to use significant volumes of UK-sourced scrap steel, supporting domestic supply chains and the wider Steel Strategy.
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