Port Talbot, Tata Steel
The Conversation · 3d
Why the UK government’s £500 million investment in Port Talbot is not enough to secure the British steel industry
But it will still be a significant challenge to build a recycling system to provide the necessary scrap steel. The UK produces around 10 million tonnes of scrap steel every year, but roughly 80% of it is exported. As domestic demand rises, diverting these scrap supplies will be crucial.
Wales Online · 3d
Update on M4 50mph limit near Port Talbot steelworks given by Welsh Government
The stretch of the M4 closest, between junction 41 and 42, to the steelworks was changed to a 50mph zone in September 2019. It was part of an effort to improve air quality levels and ensure compliance with statutory nitrogen dioxide (NO2) limits. For the latest politics news in Wales sign up to our newsletter here.
The Chemical Engineer · 10d
£500m for Port Talbot electric arc furnace, with 2,500 jobs still set to go
THE UK government has agreed to give a £500m (US$651m) grant to Tata Steel to build an electric arc furnace at Port Talbot, though 2,500 jobs will still be lost as the firm presses ahead with plans to shut down the site’s only remaining blast furnace.
Wales Online · 13d
£13m of funding released for those affected by steelworks job losses in Port Talbot
The £100m transition board was set up in 2023 in order to help those affected by changes at the town's Tata steelworks site, with the first multi-million sum of funding being announced by Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens MP at a meeting in August.
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