Heddiw, cyhoeddwyd Tata Steel a Llywodraeth y DU gytundeb ar y cyd, i fuddsoddi mewn ffwrnais arc trydan arloesol ar gyfer creu dur ar safle Port Talbot, gyda buddsoddiad cyfalaf o £1.25 biliwn yn cynnwys grant gan Lywodraeth y DU o hyd at £500 miliwn. Bydd y trawsnewidiad yn cynnwys ailstrwythuro busnes presennol Tata Steel DU, ac i’w ddilyn gyda buddsoddiad mewn technoleg arc trydan, a fydd yn lleihau allyriadau uniongyrchol safle Port Talbot o 50 miliwn tunnell dros ddegawd.
Today, Tata Steel and the UK Government have announced a joint agreement on a proposal to invest in state-of-the-art electric arc furnace steelmaking at the Port Talbot site, with a capital investment of £1.25bn including a grant from the UK Government of up to £500m. The transformation will include a restructure of the existing Tata Steel UK business followed by an investment in the electric arc technology, which will reduce the Port Talbot site’s direct emissions by 50m tonnes over a decade.