Carbon dioxide emissions
UK launches carbon tax consultation

The Treasury has begun a consultation on UK carbon border adjustment mechanism, targeting carbon intensive imports from 2027

UK imposes carbon pricing on imports

The UK will implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, aiming to support its decarbonisation efforts

Hydrogen revolution ‘could create 25k green jobs in Britain in the next ten years’

Britain’s industrial clusters, including the Humber and Teesside, could become home to around 17,000 new jobs, according to a new report

UK’s failure to transition to net zero ‘could cost nearly 660K jobs’

The Trades Union Congress estimates nearly 259,700 jobs in manufacturing sectors are at direct risk

Consortium delivers ‘world’s-first’ fossil-free steel

The steel was delivered to Volvo Group as a trial run ahead of its commercial production in 2026

Iron ore granules
Project to clean up iron and steel production moves forward

An industry partnership made up of LKAB, SSAB and Vattenfall is building a biofuel-fired iron ore pellet plant as part of the scheme

Recycling ‘main energy efficiency driver’ in metal manufacturing

The use of recycling in the manufacturing processes of materials such as iron, steel and aluminium has been “a main driver” of improvements in energy efficiency within the industry. That’s according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which suggests production of these metals accounts for 10% of total manufacturing energy use. “Primary production, in […]