The British Constructional Steelwork Association issued an urgent appeal to Business Secretary Peter Kyle warning that UK steel industry faces imminent collapse without immediate government intervention. Chief Executive Jonathan Clemens highlighted that 30,000 jobs across 150 businesses face threats from procurement specifications excluding domestic producers, government failure to finalize British Steel ownership, & heavily subsidized foreign competition operating under lower energy costs & labor standards. The association argues current policies paradoxically favor steel imports to meet carbon targets despite potentially higher lifecycle emissions, while both electric arc furnaces & modern blast furnaces prove essential for decarbonization & virgin steelmaking improvement, demanding urgent action preventing irreversible industrial decline.