steel

Tata Steel: Job fears at Port Talbot over furnace plan 0
- BUSINESS
- July 19, 2020
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There are just over 4,000 people employed at Tata in Port Talbot There are fears “thousands and thousands” of jobs could be at risk at Tata Steel in Port Talbot. Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said reported plans to shut two blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces
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British Steel collapse prompts government inquiry 0
- BUSINESS
- June 8, 2019
Image copyright Reuters MPs are to launch an inquiry into the UK’s steel industry after the collapse of one of the sector’s biggest firms. The move by the Business Committee follows the liquidation of British Steel last month and concerns about the impact of Brexit on the steel industry. The committee will look at the
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why is spider silk so easy to break when it’s supposedly stronger than steel?0
- BUSINESS
- May 5, 2019
CC BY-ND Curious Kids is a series by The Conversation, which gives children of all ages the chance to have their questions about the world answered by experts. All questions are welcome: you or an adult can send them – along with your name, age and town or city where you live – to curiouskids@theconversation.com.
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