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Half a Billion to Secure Steel Making at Port Talbot

The Indian owners of the Port Talbot plant in Wales, Tata, say the coal-filled blast furnaces will be replaced by an electric furnace, eliminating 1.5% of the UK's carbon emissions. With Faisal Islam.

The Indian owners of the Port Talbot plant in South Wales, Tata, say a deep restructuring will be required but the coal-filled blast furnaces will be replaced by an electric furnace, eliminating 1.5% of the UK's carbon emissions. Is this part of a coherent strategy to green our economy or the latest last-minute brandishing of the chequebook? With Faisal Islam.

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