Port Talbot, Tata
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 the industrial revolution and the Victorian period, and the whole reason steelmaking and metal smelting takes place in Wales is because of coal.
What will happen next at Tata's Port Talbot steelworks
The Port Talbot landscape has long been synonymous with the blast furnaces. The industrial structures, stained with red, the steam coming from them visible to all who live near, and those passing on the M4.
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.
LIVE
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 other work there. But he says he still does not know what is next, admitting his is a “job at risk”.
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.
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.
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 ...
‘Difficult’ day as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
Difficult’ day as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks - Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair said he ...
moneycontrol.com1h
Tata Steel ends 'legacy steelmaking' at UK's largest steelworks
The Port Talbot plant in South Wales, owned by Tata Steel, reached a significant milestone on September 30, when its ...
Morning Star9h
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 ...
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 ...