Final blast furnace at Tata in Port Talbot shuts
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 plant in Port Talbot on Monday, blast furnace number four finally fell silent.
‘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.
Tata Steel shuts down last remaining blast furnace at Port Talbot in United Kingdom
Braving the opposition from workers and political parties for almost a year, the Indian company stuck to its plan to end steelmaking operation at the South Wales site on September 30, with the closure of the sinter plant,
Port Talbot's blast furnaces now belong to history but there is potential to transform the economy
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Live updates as final blast furnace is shut down for good at Tata's Port Talbot steelworks
The final blast furnace at Port Talbot's Tata steelworks will shut down today, marking the end of an era at the site. After days of winding down, blast furnace four will stop operating on Monday, September 30, along with other associated iron and steelmaking assets at the site, in a move which will trigger mass redundancies
'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
Unions vow to rebuild South Wales steel as Port Talbot's final furnace shuts down
UNIONS vowed to “never stop fighting” for Port Talbot jobs, as Tata Steel began shutting its final blast furnace today. In a devastating blow to communities in south Wales, nearly 2,000 jobs will be lost at the plant in the coming months, and thousands more in the wider community that relies on the steelworks.
Tata issues 'red plumes' and noise warning as Port Talbot steelworks shutdown imminent
People should expect to see "red plumes of steam" coming from the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot as the final blast furnace is turned off. Work to close the blast furnace has been ongoing for a number of days and could be complete by 5pm tonight (September 30).
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
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.
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The last blast furnace in the town shut down on Monday marking the end of traditional steelmaking there.
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The UK's biggest steelworks - a factory where steel is made using traditional methods - has shut down production after more than 100 years, leading to thousands of job losses across South Wales.