Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Tata Steel Shuts Down UK's Largest Steelworks After Over 100 Years of Operation
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Tata Steel Shuts Down UK’s Largest Steelworks After Over 100 Years of Operation. The UK's largest steelworks in Port Talbot, South Wales is ceasing production after over 100 years, resulting in thousands of job losses. Tata Steel's Blast Furnace 4, the last operational furnace, will fully shut down by 5pm on 30 September. In an email to staff, Tata UK's CEO Rajesh Nair acknowledged the emotional weight of the closure. Tata plans to replace the furnace with a greener electric arc furnace, but it won’t be operational until 2028. The transition, costing £1.25 billion with £500 million from the UK government, will result in nearly 3,000 job losses impacting 75% of the workforce. Unions have been fighting to delay the closure and reduce redundancies with union leader Roy Rickhuss calling it a "sad and frustrating day" for the steel industry.
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