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Production ended 12 months ago with 2,000 workers made redundant after the company said its blast furnace operation was losing £1m a day.

Talks on scrapping tariffs on UK steel are on hold, with US officials raising concerns over Tata's shift from blast furnaces to new electric arc furnaces, due in 2027.

Steelmaking in the US is already greener than in many countries, thanks to the popularity of electric arc furnaces there.

It's understood that a number of commercial buyers have already approached the government about taking over SSUK, which has already transitioned to greener electric arc furnaces.

The electric pumps often replace both a heater and an air conditioner, because they can heat and cool, often much more efficiently than traditional ACs and furnaces.