Up to 1709, furnaces could only use charcoal to produce ... and ultimately it helped lead to the Industrial Revolution. In the space of 40 years, the small village of Coalbrookdale, in Shropshire ...

Coal being added to a blast furnace at Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was ...

The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials ...

British Steel has announced plans to close its two blast furnaces and steelmaking operations in Scunthorpe, marking the end ...

British Steel plans to shut down the two remaining blast furnaces at its last plant in Britain by June. 2,700 workers will be ...

Britain's steel industry decline and India's rise in steel production compared, highlighting the shift in global power ...