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Tata Steel, Port Talbot
Traditional steelmaking in Port Talbot ends
Steelworkers have drilled the final hole in the last remaining blast furnace in Port Talbot, bringing to an end the traditional method of steelmaking in south Wales. Tata Steel removed the last usable liquid iron from blast furnace 4 - which will eventually be replaced with electric arc furnaces - on Monday afternoon.
Labour accused of ‘giving up the fight’ for steel jobs in Port Talbot
The Welsh First Minister has defended the UK Government’s efforts in negotiating a better deal for workers at Tata Steel.
Last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
The last blast furnace at one of the biggest steelworks in the world is shutting down, leaving it unable to make its own virgin steel. Nearly 2,000 jobs will be lost at Tata Steel UK's Port Talbot plant as blast furnace number four ceases production.
Will steel town Port Talbot now have cleaner air?
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% reduction in dust from the works' chimneys", Tata has claimed. But for Port Talbot, the prospect of cleaner air comes at a cost - with around 2,000 jobs lost.
Southern Daily Echo
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End of an era as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
The last blast furnace at one of the biggest steelworks in the world is shutting down, leaving it unable to make its own virgin steel. Nearly 2,000 jobs will be lost at Tata Steel UK’s
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Can Port Talbot survive change at Tata?
Swansea University history expert Prof Louise Miskell, from Port Talbot, said: "Blast furnace steelmaking dates right back to ...
Opinion
LBC
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Opinion
'We're mourning our heritage': Port Talbot Steelworker reflects on what furnace closure means for his community
Instead of taking the bold action necessary they ignored us, they dithered and delayed leaving it too late. When they finally ...
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'Port Talbot won't be the same - it breaks my heart'
Peter's son was the third generation of the Sharp family to enter the steelworks, but he left earlier this year after it was ...
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Capturing last days at Port Talbot's steelworks
Photographers have documented the impact of the closure of the second blast furnace at Tata Steel.
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The moment Port Talbot's blast furnaces fell silent bringing to an end a chapter in Wales' history
This is the moment true, original steel production in Wales was brought to an end. As the sun set over the UK's largest steel ...
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