Unions say closing Scunthorpe's blast furnaces will end the UK's ability to make primary steel products.
Closing the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe's steelworks would leave the UK "dangerously exposed", unions say.
Citing Tata Steel's proposal to close blast furnaces at Port Talbot in Wales, the union said the Scunthorpe plans would end the UK's ability to produce "primary steel products", meaning it would instead have to rely on imports. Blast furnaces use coke to reduce iron ore, whereas electric arc furnaces melt down scrap or recycled steel.
Community had continually highlighted how an EAF-only approach was the wrong solution to decarbonising the steel industry, Mr Rickhuss said.
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