The EU referendum is coming along at the same time as the British steel industry is at a crossroads.
The process for the sale of Tata Steel UK's operations is under way and inevitably the role of the European Union in the industry's future has been an issue for both sides in the campaign.
Steel has been at the heart of the European project since it was first conceived more than 60 years ago.
The European Coal and Steel Community had six members - France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, while Britain decided against joining.
Its aim was to prevent another European war but from the beginning there was always a drive for closer integration and the common market was established six years later.
That developed into the European Union and both sides of the EU referendum argument have been highlighting its current role in the UK's steel crisis.
Source: BBC.com