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Re: British Steel bill to save Scunthorpe
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Originally Posted by Chris
Most of it comes from overseas because governments past and present already shamefully allowed our strategic ability to produce it domestically to wither.
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Yup…
From 2017
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/type...foreign-steel/
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“Responsibility for sourcing steel for the Type 26 Frigates rests with BAE Systems as the contractor. In accordance with Government guidelines on the procurement of steel, the company has run a competition to select a supplier of steel for the programme, and an announcement is expected shortly.
UK steel suppliers have been strongly encouraged to bid in line with the Government’s Procurement Policy Notice concerning the procurement of steel for major Government projects. This pipeline is published on GOV.UK. The MOD will continue to carry out early market engagement and forecast our steel requirements for shipbuilding through the UK Government Steel Pipeline.
We expect that around 35 per cent of the steel required to build each Type 26 Frigate will be sourced from UK suppliers in Scotland and Scunthorpe; approximately 1,400 tonnes per ship. For some grades of plate steel needed for the Type 26 Frigates the combination of thickness, size and flatness specifications means that the steel cannot be sourced in its entirety in the UK.”
A source in the Royal Navy, who wishes not to be named, told us via e-mail:
“It’s nothing new, the carriers were the last big ticket item we had that were mostly British. The new Dreadnoughts, the new OPVs will also feature mostly foreign steel. It’s disappointing but it’s either that or paying much more for the vessels.”
BAE explained to the UK Defence Journal today that the Type 26 programme requires a considerable proportion of ‘thin plate’ steel due to the nature of the warship. This thin plate steel cannot be sourced from UK steel suppliers.
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