Its closure comes amid a vast restructure of Tata Steel UK’s operations ... will take several years to complete, and will require far fewer jobs to operate than the traditional blast furnaces.

KFIL had temporarily halted operations of the blast furnace at Hiriyur on 22 February 2024 in response to challenging market conditions characterized by weakened demand and declining pig iron prices.

Steel has plainly stated that in the absence of this transaction, many, if not all, of its blast furnace operations in the ... Mori conceded that it would take twice that amount to complete ...