英国政府决定收购陷入困境的约克郡钢铁公司Speciality Steel UK（SSUK），以保护该公司1300个员工的工作岗位。1SSUK去年宣布破产，当时银行账户仅有65万英镑。1政府已每月向该公司员工工资支付350万英镑。1
SSUK是英国最大的绿色钢铁生产商，采用污染较少的电弧炉进行生产。1该公司在南约克郡的Rotherham、Stocksbridge和Brinsworth以及西米德兰兹的Wednesbury等地设有生产基地。1早前，政府与挪威钢铁初创公司Blastr Green Steel就收购事宜进行谈判，但该谈判在6月的截止期限后破裂。1
商业大臣Jonathan Reynolds表示："我们不会轻率干预私营公司，但也不能袖手旁观。"1政府承诺向钢铁产业投入最高25亿英镑，其中约5亿英镑用于塔塔钢铁的电弧炉转换项目。1
The British government has decided to acquire Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a troubled Yorkshire-based steelmaker, to safeguard approximately 1,300 jobs across its operations 1. The company, which operates facilities in Rotherham, Stocksbridge, and Brinsworth in South Yorkshire, as well as Wednesbury in the West Midlands, has been in financial distress and entered into liquidation 1. The government has been providing monthly support of 3.5 million pounds to cover employee wages as the company faced insolvency 1.
SSUK operates as Britain's largest green steelmaker using less-polluting electric arc furnaces and had only 650,000 pounds in its bank account when it declared bankruptcy last year 1. The decision to pursue public acquisition comes after negotiations with Norwegian steel startup Blastr Green Steel collapsed following a June deadline 1. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds stated: "We do not intervene in private companies lightly, but neither can we stand by" 1. The government has committed to investing up to 2.5 billion pounds in the steel industry, with approximately 500 million pounds allocated for Tata Steel's conversion to electric arc furnace technology 1.
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