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British Steel is set to announce a rescue deal with China’s Jingye Group, which could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs in the UK.
Jingye Group has agreed in principle to buy British Steel for £70m.
It is understood that the government will help in the form of loan guarantees and other financial support.
British Steel has been kept running by the government since May when the company went into liquidation.
As well as employing 4,000 people at its Scunthorpe and Teeside sites, British Steel supports an additional 20,000 jobs in the supply chain.
It is believed that while Jingye Group has promised to increase production, it has also warned costs may need to be cut.
The UK industry has been struggling for a number of years amid claims that China has been flooding the market with cheap steel.
It prompted US President Donald Trump to impose a 25% trade tariff on steel imports from China and the EU among others.
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