Final blast furnace at Tata in Port Talbot shuts
‘Difficult’ day as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair said he is conscious of how ‘difficult’ it will be for everyone as production comes to an end.
Port Talbot's blast furnaces now belong to history but there is potential to transform the economy
The blast furnaces now belong to Port Talbot's past but the steel industry is no stranger to change and shifts in technology. | ITV News Wales
'End of an era' as final blast furnace at Tata in Port Talbot stops operating today - September 30
There will around 2,000 direct job losses at the steelworks as a result of the move, plus a huge number of indirect losses in businesses and contractors linked to the site
Last blast furnace shuts down at Tata Steel's Port Talbot in Wales
Today marks the end at one of the biggest steelworks in the world as the last blast furnace at Port Talbot in Wales shuts down, leaving it unable to make its own steel.
Traditional steelmaking ends in Port Talbot
The last remaining blast furnace in Port Talbot will stop producing steel on Monday, ending the traditional method of steelmaking in south Wales. Tata Steel is expected to remove the last usable liquid iron from blast furnace 4 on Monday afternoon.
How the end of coal in the UK and closure of Port Talbot steelworks are related
It is a momentous day in UK industrial history - in more ways than one. Sky's Ed Conway looks at why the country is de-industrialising faster than nearly every other developed nation.
Can Port Talbot survive change at Tata?
Eleven years ago a senior Tata manager claimed investment in Port Talbot would secure steelmaking for the next 100 years. That was the day the £185m blast furnace number four was switched on. This week it has been turned off.
RAW VIDEO: Final Blast Furnace To Shut Down For Good At Tata Steelworks In Port Talbot
Credit: Joann Randles/Cover Images The final blast furnace at Port Talbot's Tata steelworks will shut down today (30Sep24) resulting in 2,800 jobs being put at risk. The metal working site in South Wales was once a symbol of British industry,
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.
End of steelmaking at Tata in Port Talbot
The last blast furnace at Tata Steel's giant steelworks in Port Talbot is due to shut on Monday. The closure of Blast Furnace 4 (BF4) will end production of liquid iron and marks
End of traditional steelmaking at Tata in Port Talbot
Adam Beechey, 33, from Taibach, Port Talbot, has finished his last shift after five years at the Tata site, but hopes to find ...
Traditional steel production in Wales ends as last blast furnace shuts down
Difficult’ day as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks - Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair said he ...
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Britain's biggest steel works to end production after 100 years
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest steelworks will end production later on Monday, when the final blast furnace at ...
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UK's biggest steelworks in Port Talbot to cease production leading to thousands of job losses in South Wales
The UK's biggest steelworks in Port Talbot will cease production on Monday after more than 100 years leading to nearly 3,000 ...
Radio Wales Breakfast - With Dot Davies in Port Talbot and James Williams in Cardiff - BBC Sounds
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