Port Talbot Steelworks Arc Furnace Upgrades

Tata Steel plans to replace Port Talbot’s coal-based primary steelmaking with an electric arc furnace using mainly recycled steel.[1]

Current position

The first sections of Port Talbot’s new Pickle Line tanks have arrived and are being stored ahead of installation. The delivery marks progress on Tata Steel’s wider transformation of the steelworks.

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Benefits

Proposed annual capacity of 3.2 million tonnes. Tata estimates the transition could cut site emissions by five million tonnes a year by 2030.

Latest developments

Logistics & Manufacturing · 30 September 2026

Port Talbot receives the first major equipment for its new Pickle Line

The first sections of the new Pickle Line tanks have arrived at Port Talbot, beginning major mechanical equipment deliveries after around 18 months of planning. The tanks will clean steel strip as part of Tata Steel’s wider transformation. The sections are being stored ahead of installation.

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