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President’s Column: March 2024
An article entitled “The engineering behind nuclear grade steel as used at Hinkley Point C” was published in the New Civil Engineer (NCE) on 19th Jan 2024. …
Green light for South Wales steel decarbonisation centre
Morgan Sindall Construction has been commissioned to design and build a new £20M Swansea Bay City Deal-backed facility in Neath Port Talbot, which will help …
President’s Column: October 2023
At the time of writing this column, the UK Government had just announced a £500m contribution to keep open the UK’s largest steelworks plant in Port Talbot, …
Tata Steel makes CO2 savings with blast furnace improvement programme
Steelmaker Tata Steel said its programme of improvements at its two Port Talbot blast furnaces will reduce the site’s carbon footprint by about 160,000 …
Steel for Speed at Port Talbot Amusement Park
Slenderness, lightness of appearance and speed of erection – all these advantages of steel construction are highlighted by the new Port Talbot amusement …
Port Talbot blast furnace restarted
Tata Steel has restarted its second blast furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks following the completion of a £185M rebuilding project. Known as Blast Furnace …
Furnace ready for blast off
Modular off line construction of large steel components is playing a central role in Tata Steel’s multi million pound project at Port Talbot to rebuild a …
SSDA 2010 – Energy Recovery Plant, Corus, Port Talbot
A new BOS gas recovery plant will allow the Corus Port Talbot facility to harness off-gas as a source of energy for other on-site power plants. The payback …
Steel making provides energy solution
As part of Corus Port Talbot’s quest to find alternative forms of energy, a large steel framed gas holder has been commissioned. Martin Cooper visited a …
SSDA 2005 – Concast Facility Extension, Port Talbot Steel Works
One of the toughest steelwork construction challenges of the year was a project to increase the capacity of Corus’ Concast Facility at Port Talbot, South …
