Tata Steel: Port Talbot coke ovens closing amid stability fear - BBC
WEBMar 18, 2024 · Tata Steel has announced the coke ovens at its giant plant in south Wales will close on Wednesday over concerns about their "operational stability". The Community union called it "a massive blow...
Gas recovery cuts energy costs at Port Talbot site
WEBSep 6, 2010 · Carbon monoxide (CO) gas from the basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) process at Port Talbot has a medium to high calorific value (CV) and as such is a valuable energy resource. The new plant recovers the CO and reuses it elsewhere across the 5,000-employee steelworks.
UK government poised to back Tata Steel with £500mn subsidy
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Port Talbot employs half of Tata Steel’s 8,000-strong workforce and one government official said without the state-backed deal all those jobs would have been vulnerable.
Why the UK government’s £500 million investment in Port Talbot …
WEB2 days ago · In Port Talbot, steel workers ... (DRI) plant. DRI, or “sponge iron” which can then be made into steel, is produced by reducing iron ore using gas, and if that gas is hydrogen it produces no ...
India's Tata Steel to stop operations of coke ovens at Port Talbot plant
WEBMar 18, 2024 · India's Tata Steel said on Monday it has decided to cease operations of coke ovens at the Port Talbot plant, in Wales, following a "deterioration of operational stability".
Tata Steel to shut hot metal production at Port Talbot by end …
WEBJan 22, 2024 · Tata Steel plans to replace the existing blast-furnace basic-oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) production route at Port Talbot with the more eco-friendly EAF route, Fastmarkets reported.
Tata Steel: Thousands of jobs to go as Port Talbot blast furnaces …
WEBJan 19, 2024 · The company is closing its blast furnaces at Port Talbot and replacing them with an electric arc furnace, which produces less CO2 but requires fewer workers. The UK government will contribute...
Tata Port Talbot talks under way but no full jobs guarantee - BBC
WEBJul 7, 2024 · Port Talbot's Tata steel plant future a 'major priority' - Reynolds. The UK government's new business secretary has said "job guarantees" will form part of the negotiations with steel giant...
Port Talbot blast furnace closure: What are the implications?
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · By the end of this year, both blast furnaces at Port Talbot steelworks are expected to shut down, and an electric furnace installed. Considerations around the United Kingdom’s (UK) path to Net Zero have informed this decision, as has the fact that Tata Steel – the Indian multinational which owns the Port Talbot plant – is running at a ...
Tata Steel will proceed with its £1.25 billion investment to build a ...
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Following 7 months of formal and informal national level discussions with the UK trade unions, Tata Steel will proceed with its £1.25 billion investment to build a state-of-the-art Electric Arc Furnace in Port Talbot and commence closure of the existing heavy end assets in the following months.
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