British Steel plans to axe 260 jobs and close its coking ovens at Scunthorpe, Lincs, as it bids to slash costs.
The move will pile pressure on the Government to throw the industry a lifeline as warnings mount about its future.
British Steel chief executive Xifeng Han said that “to make sure we can deliver the steel Britain requires, we’re undergoing the biggest transformation in our 130-year history”.
