JASO Industrial Cranes will provide seven cranes for the servicing of Tata Steel's upcoming Electric Arc Furnace (EAF).
The agreement is part of Tata Steel’s £1.25 billion investment in sustainable steel production at Port Talbot. When fully operational in 2028, the EAF at Port Talbot will be one of the largest in the world and will reduce the site’s carbon emissions by 90%.
The construction of the EAF is part of Tata Steel’s plan to become a world-leading centre for green steelmaking, as the company also targets net-zero steel by 2045.
Stuart Lloyd, Project Manager for the Cranes Project said: “We’re excited to strengthen our longstanding partnership with JASO on this crucial part of our £1.25 billion transformation.
“Back in 2019, we worked with JASO to replace our 60-year-old North Charging Crane, which lifted hot metal ladles to charge the Steel Plant's converters with molten iron. We’ve built on the lessons learned from that project to help guide this exciting next phase of our green steelmaking journey.”
The seven cranes JASO will provide are comprised of:
- Three 500-tonne capacity cranes for handling liquid steel ladles
- Two 80-tonne scrap cranes to feed the EAF
- Two 35-tonne cranes for electrode management
Raúl Fernández, Marketing and Sales Director at JASO Industrial Cranes said: “We are extremely proud to continue delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions for high-profile projects like this one in Port Talbot.
“This order marks both the largest and most impactful project in our company’s history.”
Construction on Tata Steels new EAF at Port Talbot is set to begin in Summer 2025, with metals technology manufacturer Tenova supplying the electric arc for the furnace.
