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Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant

construction

Port Talbot, Europe, United Kingdom

GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 2027

Emissions

2024

2.87 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,200

EAF

3,200

Production

Crude steel production: 2,990 ttpa (2024)

Iron Units

BF
BF 4retired
2,580 ttpa2388 m³ · relined 2013Primetals Technologies; Siemens VAIwiki
BF
BF 5retired
2,190 ttpa2134 m³ · relined 2019Primetals Technologies; Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki

Steel Units

BOF
unknown BOF (1)retired
2,500 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (1)construction
3,200 ttpa320 tTenovawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)retired
2,500 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power new grid to be built by National Grid by end of 2027

Steel Products

galvanized, cold rolled, coil, hot rolled, slab, cladding, packaging steel, electrical

Ownership

Owner Tata Steel UK Ltd

Parent Tata Steel Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 2,000 employees

State ownership Partial

Country Context

United Kingdom crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.