Safe closure of the 'Heavy End' as Port Talbot looks towards a green future
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Monday 30 September 2024 saw the last liquid iron tapped from Blast Furnace 4 and the last steel from the traditional ironmaking route cast into slab as Tata Steel UK starts its transition to scrap-based, low CO2, electric arc furnace steelmaking.
The Port Talbot site’s Sinter Plant, Blast Furnace 4 and steelmaking operations were brought to an end calmly and safely, along with the associated energy systems and internal logistics infrastructure.
Tata Steel UK's Tim Rutter and Huw Waghorn spoke to team members throughout the day to document a historical moment for the UK steel industry.
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Very emotional video. Lived this myself as Ironmaking Controller of Blast Furnace No 1 in Ravenscraig when furnaces 1 & 3 were blown down and taken out of commission. Good luck to all in Port Talbot ❤️
Good luck to everyone in getting a new job. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to visit and document the entire plant earlier this year. The memories truly are priceless
What future? Port Talbot is dead without the steelworks.
Sad day for all involved and their families. I thought I had a job for the duration until Corus did the same to our Heavy End back in 2001. Good luck to you all👍. Ex Burden Handling and Sinter Plant Operative, Llanwern.
Isn't it ironic that Tata shut the iron making down in PT, yet open a new blast in India......... Hypocritical as there are are no boundaries in the atmosphere.
@@3967742 blame the UK government and its carbon tax, as well as shifting our economy from an industrial based to a service and financial based economic system
Port talbot was known for making some of the best steel in the world there was alot of pride . Its finished thanks to Tata and the government.
Why couldn't the government buy the plant and carry on making steel from uk coal and iron ore, we have millions of tons of it left. It's mental. It's not about climate change when the processes have been moved to another country look at India and china. We are the only country who seem to be doing anything
We could, but our governments of all colours are obsessed by net zero. They would rather the UK have no steel making capability than let a bit of smoke out of a chimney.
Well said but when has qny government gave a shit about people and jobs .they are too busy linking there own pockets
the government has already paid tata enough to own the plant!
Green stinks.😡😡😡😡
This is all very senior management talk. But, nothing lasts forever I guess
This will come back to bite us,we need the capability to produce iron from ore to produce high grade steel, India will not give a toss as they will still be doing it,what a state this country is now.
How management keep a straight face I don't know? They all say bitter sweet for some reason? Apprentices 18 months in now having to look for something else because the steel industry is now dead! TATA and the government killed it all.
Got a query:
is it true that the new electric furnaces cant produce certain alloys because of the EAF process?
How long will it take for the Blast Furnace to cool down?
The demise of heavy industry in this country will eventually come back too bight this government it will not end well people of a certain age watched these industries grow and now they see the demise too this once great country so sad !!!!!
As I watched a video about the miners strike.they said it was the car industry to go .now steel industry to go .this country is fucked.what hope have them people got in getting other jobs.but thi country wouldn't mind in getting steel from other countries who don't care about how they make steel
So sad
Labour are not better than the last lot
Disgraceful. Shame on Tata and the Labour Party.
Total they are not british?....