U.S. Mein Export karne ke liye badi jeet!
Tata Steel UK ke Port Talbot plant ko U.S. steel tariff ke mamle mein ek bahut badi chhoot mili hai. Isse ab Port Talbot mein process kiya gaya steel, jab America bhejoge toh UK ka origin wala hi maana jayega. Pehle jo 'melt-and-pour' rules the, jisme steel poori tarah Britain mein hi banna chahiye tha tabhi kam tariff lagti thi, woh ab bypass ho jayega.
Zyada Tariffs se chutkara
Former President Donald Trump ke time pe, U.S. mein import hone wale steel par 50% tariff lagti thi. UK ko 25% ki kam tariff mili thi, par uske liye strict rules the. Ab Tata Steel ki exemption se Port Talbot se processed steel ko yeh kam rate milega, jo company ke exports ke liye ekdum sahi hai. Yeh kaafi important hai kyunki ab plant mein primary steel banta hi nahi hai.
Transitional Production Ka Kamaal
Yeh exemption Port Talbot ki current situation ko dhyan mein rakhte hue di gayi hai. Plant ne apne blast furnaces ko 2024 mein band kar diya tha aur ab woh electric-arc furnace (EAF) technology use kar raha hai. Is time, plant imported raw materials par depend karta hai, jaise Tata Steel ke Dutch operations se steel substrate. Naye EAFs electricity aur scrap metal ka use karke steel banayenge.
Tata Steel ke ek spokesperson ne bataya ki yeh arrangement plant ki 'transitional state' ko dikhata hai. Yeh khabar pehle Dutch broadcaster BNR ne ek Politico investigation ko cite karte hue report ki thi.
