The importance of steel making to the UK and manufacturing

Over the weekend, we read reports from The Guardian, about how Port Talbot continues its battle to keep its steelmaking tradition alive. For more than a century, Port Talbot has played an important role in UK steelmaking employing more than 4,000 people in a town numbering 32,000. The steaming Chimney stacks have shaped not just the skyline, but the history, economics and culture of the local community.

This could soon change however, as Tata announced plans for producing greener steel resulting in a four-year shutdown in Wales. Unions argue this could cost 2,500 jobs directly and hundreds more in the wider community. Unite, Britain's biggest trade Union, are about to present HM Government with a £12bn plan that is says can ensure a renaissance.

But why is this happening, and how important is steelmaking to the UK economy? We address this in our latest article here.

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