Port Talbot, Tata Steel
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.
What Tata Steel has said about building an electric arc furnace in Port Talbot
Traditional steelmaking has come to an end but Tata Steel bosses insist it is only a matter of time until a greener operation is underway. | ITV News Wales
What will happen next at Tata's Port Talbot steelworks
The process of winding down operations at the final blast furnace has been underway for a number of days. Tata had warned residents they should expect 'whooshing' sounds and plumes of steam. Tata confirmed the last blast furnace at the site would be switched off, along with the remaining heavy-end operations on Monday, September 30.
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 2000 jobs lost.
Tata Steel: UK's biggest steelworks shuts down final furnace after more than 100 years
The UK's biggest steelworks has shut down production after more than 100 years, leading to thousands of job losses across South Wales. Blast Furnace 4 - the final furnace operating at Tata Steel's plant in Port Talbot - was fully closed down this afternoon, with the last steel expected to be made late on Monday evening.
Labour accused of ‘giving up the fight’ for steel jobs in Port Talbot
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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.
‘Poignant day for the British Steel industry’ as Port Talbot’s last blast furnace closes
TATA Steel’s last blast furnace at Port Talbot will cease operations this afternoon, marking the end of more than 100 years of traditional steelmaking at the site.
Blast furnace steel making at Port Talbot comes to an end
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Port Talbot: Town says goodbye to traditional steelworks
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.
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.
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Traditional steelmaking ends in Port Talbot
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