Jingye Group: Scunthorpe
Commons · Question 122325 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Jingye on the timeline for converting the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnaces.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 26 Mar 2026
In March 2025 Jingye rejected an offer of substantial financial support to convert the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnaces. More recently we have been in discussions with Jingye to find a pragmatic, realistic solution for the future of British ...