Tata: Traditional steelmaking ends as Port Talbot blast furnace …
WEB3 days ago — 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...
Tata Steel: Port Talbot's second blast furnace closes - BBC News
WEB3 days ago — The last blast furnace at the giant Tata works will stop producing steel today, marking the end of the traditional method of steelmaking in south Wales. Tata Steel is closing the heavy end of ...
Tata Steel: UK's biggest steelworks shuts down final furnace ... - Sky News
WEB3 days ago — 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 ...
British Steel owner preparing to bring forward blast furnace …
WEBSep 6, 2024 — The Chinese owner of British Steel is preparing to bring forward plans to close its blast furnaces in Lincolnshire as talks with the government over a £500mn state aid package to move to...
Traditional steel production in Wales ends as last blast furnace …
WEB3 days ago — Published Just now. It is a “difficult” day for steel workers in Wales, the chief executive of Tata Steel acknowledged as the shutdown of the last blast furnace in Port Talbot began. The company started winding up operations at blast furnace number four at the UK’s largest steel plant on Monday, bringing an end to ironmaking on the site.
British Steel set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in furnace closure plan
WEBNov 6, 2023 — British Steel has confirmed it plans to close down its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk. They will be replaced with two electric arc furnaces - one at Scunthorpe...
Scunthorpe: British Steel denies early closure of furnaces - BBC News
WEBAug 25, 2024 — As part of a £1.25bn decarbonisation plan announced in November 2023, British Steel’s owners, Jingye, said it would close the plant's two blast furnaces and replace them with a greener electric...
British Steel to shut blast furnaces putting 2,000 jobs at risk
WEBNov 6, 2023 — British Steel will close its two blast furnaces at its flagship site in Lincolnshire in the next three years and replace them with less carbon-intensive steelmaking technology, putting up to...
Port Talbot's blast furnaces now belong to history but there is ...
WEB2 days ago — The blast furnaces now belong to Port Talbot's past but the steel industry is no stranger to change and shifts in technology. Credit: ITV Cymru Wales As one chapter of steelmaking in Port Talbot ...
What Tata Steel has said about building an electric arc furnace in …
WEB2 days ago — The arc furnace uses a lot less energy than blast furnaces and are said to be "greener". If 100% of the material used is scrap metal, scientists suggests that only 0.67 tonnes of CO2 is produced ...