Getty ImagesBritish Steel has said it has enough raw materials to keep blast furnaces running after a UK customer raised fears about stocks running out.
Simon Boyd, from Reidsteel, claimed British Steel, had “already decided to stop ordering raw materials” and the closure of the furnaces in Scunthorpe was a “fait accompli”.
Mr Boyd is calling on the government to consider nationalising British Steel after the company launched a consultation over the potential closure of the two furnaces, putting up to 2,700 jobs at risk.
Responding to the claims, a spokesperson for British Steel said: “As part of our ongoing operations, British Steel has raw material stocks to supply our blast furnaces.”
Mr Boyd’s company, which is based in Dorset, constructs large steel buildings around the world.
He warned the Scunthorpe furnaces would shut in June if no action was…
