Final blast furnace at Tata in Port Talbot shuts
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'Ghost town' fears for Port Talbot as Tata blast furnace shut down
The final blast furnace at Port Talbot's Tata steelworks has been shut down, marking the end of an era at the historic site
‘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
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
Opinion
'We're mourning our heritage': Port Talbot Steelworker reflects on what furnace closure means for his community
Instead of taking the bold action necessary they ignored us, they dithered and delayed leaving it too late. When they finally came forward with an investment offer for our industry it wasn’t one that would revitalise our steel industry. No. Instead we got a deal that’s leading to hard redundancies and the closure of our blast furnaces.
What has 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
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 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,
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.
Blast furnace steel making at Port Talbot comes to an end
The last remaining blast furnace will cease operating today with Tata seeking to move to an electric arc furnace operation in a £1.2bn investment
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.
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 ...
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 ...