Traditional steelmaking in Port Talbot ends - BBC
WEB6 days ago · Future steelmaking in Port Talbot will rely on imports until an electric furnace, which melts scrap steel, is built. The move has created uncertainty for both those who work at the steelworks...
Port Talbot's blast furnaces now belong to history but there is ...
WEB5 days ago · The blast furnaces now belong to Port Talbot's past but the steel industry is no stranger to change and shifts in technology. Credit: ITV Cymru Wales As one chapter of steelmaking in Port Talbot ...
Traditional steelmaking in Wales ends as Tata close final furnace in ...
WEB6 days ago · Tata's decision to cease primary steelmaking in Port Talbot will result in around 2,500 UK job losses, followed by another 300 in three years.
Will Tata Steel changes mean less air pollution for Port Talbot?
WEB6 days ago · Capturing last days at Port Talbot's steelworks. The move away from making steel from scratch using iron ore and coal to recycling metal in a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace could lead to a "90% ...
Port Talbot: First of two blast furnaces shuts down - BBC News
WEBJul 4, 2024 · Loud noises and large plumes of steam will be visible above the Port Talbot steelworks as one of its historic furnaces is closed down by Friday.
Tata Steel: Port Talbot coke ovens closing amid stability fear - BBC
WEBMar 18, 2024 · About 200 workers in Port Talbot are likely to be affected, but uncertainty remains about their immediate future. The ovens are used to heat coal to create a hard residue called coke which is...
Live: Tata confirms 2,800 job losses and Port Talbot blast furnace …
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Port Talbot steelworks' owner Tata has confirmed it will cut 2,800 jobs and shut the blast furnaces at the landmark Welsh plant. The Indian-owned steel firm issued a formal statement today...
How the end of coal in the UK and closure of Port Talbot ... - Sky News
WEB6 days ago · Image: Port Talbot in Wales. Pic: PA Pic: PA Britain was also the first country in the world to have an operational coal-fired power station - the 1882 plant in Holborn.
Inside Port Talbot's steelworks as blast furnace era draws to a
WEBJul 4, 2024 · Steelmaker Graham Rowland's life, and Tata's plant at Port Talbot, are about to undergo unprecedented change as the first of the two mighty blast furnaces are switched off.
Port Talbot - News, views, pictures, video - Wales Online
WEBPort Talbot - News, views, pictures, video - Wales Online. News. Latest Wales News. Port Talbot today was formed by the merger of communities including Baglan, Margam and Aberafan. It is...