Government Scramble To Secure Raw Materials To Keep Scunthorpe Blast Furnaces Operating

SCUNTHORPE, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: An aerial view of the blast furnaces and the iron ore stock yard behind at the British Steel Scunthorpe site on April 14, 2025 in Scunthorpe, England. Government officials are scrambling to secure the raw materials needed to keep Britain's last two blast furnaces capable of producing virgin steel burning. Irreparable damage could be done to the pair, nicknamed Queen Anne and Queen Bess, if they are allowed to cool. UK parliament passed an emergency law on Saturday allowing the government to take control of the struggling Chinese-owned British Steel plant. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)