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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

Steel firms plead for energy price help as costs soar to 30 times historic average

Steel firms have urged the Tories to throw the industry a lifeline as it battles rocketing energy prices.

Trade body UK Steel called on ministers to extend support to the sector after electricity costs soared above £1,500/MWh this week - more than 30 times the historical average.

Some plants have temporarily halted production until prices fall.

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