由于英国钢铁公司加速关闭高炉，2,500 名斯肯索普钢铁工人在圣诞节前面临裁员。 2,500 Scunthorpe steelworkers face layoffs before Christmas due to British Steel accelerating blast furnace closure.

在Scunthorpe的2 500个钢铁工人在圣诞节前面临解雇,因为中国的Jingye公司拥有的英国钢铁公司加速了爆炸炉的关闭。 2,500 steelworkers in Scunthorpe face layoffs before Christmas as British Steel, owned by China's Jingye, accelerates blast furnace closure. 工会谴责提前关闭,谴责对社区和劳动力造成破坏性影响的警告。 Unions condemn early closure, warning of devastating impact on community and workforce. 作为去碳化计划的一部分,英国钢铁公司计划用电弧炉取代爆炸炉,这将需要较少的工作人员。 British Steel plans to replace blast furnaces with electric arc furnaces as part of decarbonisation plan, which will require fewer staff.