Port Talbot Steelworks

Greener Steel at Britain’s Largest Plant Comes With Heavy Job Losses

The British government and Tata of India said they would invest 1.25 billion pounds in a plan to convert the steel mill at Port Talbot in Wales to an electric furnace.

By Stanley Reed

Great Britain Greenhouse Gas Emissions Labor and Jobs Layoffs and Job Reductions Port Talbot Steelworks Steel and Iron Tata Steel Wales

Britain’s Largest Steel Mill to Become Greener, at a Cost of Jobs

Tata Steel said it would replace blast furnaces with an electric furnace, a move that will cut emissions but also as many as 2,800 jobs.

By Stanley Reed

Carbon Dioxide Factories and Manufacturing Great Britain Greenhouse Gas Emissions Labor and Jobs Layoffs and Job Reductions Organized Labor Port Talbot Steelworks Steel and Iron Tata Steel

Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease

Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.

By Stanley Reed and Francesca Jones

Carbon Dioxide Factories and Manufacturing Great Britain Greenhouse Gas Emissions Labor and Jobs Layoffs and Job Reductions Organized Labor Port Talbot Steelworks Steel and Iron Tata Steel

Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease

Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.

By Stanley Reed and Francesca Jones