Final blast furnace at Tata in Port Talbot shuts
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.
End of an era as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
End of an era as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks - Nearly 2,000 jobs will be lost at Tata Steel UK’s plant as production switches to low-carbon steel making.
Tata Steel shuts down blast furnace at Port Talbot steel plant
Tata Steel ceases operations at Port Talbot, UK's largest steel plant, with plans to resume steelmaking in 2027/2028.
Traditional steelmaking ends in Port Talbot
The Tata steelworks will stop producing liquid iron as part of a restructure costing 2,800 jobs.
Tata Steel ceases operations at Port Talbot in UK
Tata Steel has stopped steel production at Port Talbot in the UK, closing the blast furnace and related plants. The company plans to invest £1.25 billion in an electric arc furnace, with government support.
‘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.
Capturing last days at Port Talbot's steelworks
For Jon, there is a strange sense of déjà vu, having documented the fictional demise of a steelworks in the town as a production photographer for the Michael Sheen drama The Way last year.
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.
End of traditional 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
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,
Big decision by Ratan Tata, ends 'legacy steel making'
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 ...
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 ...