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  1. I haven't really followed any Superman related titles since... Never. But I've tried this Steelworks, written by no one else than Michael Dorn of Star Trek fame. And... I think I'm not following. Not that I don't understand what is happening, mind you, it's just that I don't really see the point. I love John Henry and Lana, and Natasha; the Superman family team, central premise, villains and some situations... Again, I fail to see why. That's on me I guess.
    #ComicBooks #Steelworks

  2. Whyalla steelworks remains 'fiscal risk' in budget as SA waits for freight bypass funding
    By Thomas Kelsall and Arj Ganesan

    The federal government's ongoing financial support for the Whyalla steelworks remains a "fiscal risk" to the budget. Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to hold out for more Commonwealth funding for a major road project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-

    #Steel #Budget #Roads #ThomasKelsall #ArjGanesan

  3. Whyalla steelworks remains 'fiscal risk' in budget as SA waits for freight bypass funding
    By Thomas Kelsall and Arj Ganesan

    The federal government's ongoing financial support for the Whyalla steelworks remains a "fiscal risk" to the budget. Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to hold out for more Commonwealth funding for a major road project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-

    #Steel #Budget #Roads #ThomasKelsall #ArjGanesan

  4. Whyalla steelworks remains 'fiscal risk' in budget as SA waits for freight bypass funding
    By Thomas Kelsall and Arj Ganesan

    The federal government's ongoing financial support for the Whyalla steelworks remains a "fiscal risk" to the budget. Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to hold out for more Commonwealth funding for a major road project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-

    #Steel #Budget #Roads #ThomasKelsall #ArjGanesan

  5. Whyalla steelworks remains 'fiscal risk' in budget as SA waits for freight bypass funding
    By Thomas Kelsall and Arj Ganesan

    The federal government's ongoing financial support for the Whyalla steelworks remains a "fiscal risk" to the budget. Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to hold out for more Commonwealth funding for a major road project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-

    #Steel #Budget #Roads #ThomasKelsall #ArjGanesan

  6. Whyalla steelworks remains 'fiscal risk' in budget as SA waits for freight bypass funding
    By Thomas Kelsall and Arj Ganesan

    The federal government's ongoing financial support for the Whyalla steelworks remains a "fiscal risk" to the budget. Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to hold out for more Commonwealth funding for a major road project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-

    #Steel #Budget #Roads #ThomasKelsall #ArjGanesan

  7. Two prospective Whyalla steelworks buyers remain, as sale reaches 'final stages'

    The federal and state governments have reduced the number of bidders for the financially stricken Whyalla steelworks from five to two.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/two

    #Steel #MiningandMetalsIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Work

  8. So Port Talbot steelworks to close. That means no blast furnaces to smelt iron by reduction with coke in the UK. Now, when the Tories proposed the Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria, it was to produce coking coal. With no demand for coke in the UK, who's going to buy any coal that the mine produces? Am I the only person to have noticed this?
    westcumbriamining.com/woodhous
    #woodhousecolliery #westcumbriamining #porttalbot #scunthorpe #SaveOurSteel

  9. So Port Talbot steelworks to close. That means no blast furnaces to smelt iron by reduction with coke in the UK. Now, when the Tories proposed the Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria, it was to produce coking coal. With no demand for coke in the UK, who's going to buy any coal that the mine produces? Am I the only person to have noticed this?
    westcumbriamining.com/woodhous
    #woodhousecolliery #westcumbriamining #porttalbot #scunthorpe #SaveOurSteel

  10. So Port Talbot steelworks to close. That means no blast furnaces to smelt iron by reduction with coke in the UK. Now, when the Tories proposed the Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria, it was to produce coking coal. With no demand for coke in the UK, who's going to buy any coal that the mine produces? Am I the only person to have noticed this?
    westcumbriamining.com/woodhous
    #woodhousecolliery #westcumbriamining #porttalbot #scunthorpe #SaveOurSteel

  11. So Port Talbot steelworks to close. That means no blast furnaces to smelt iron by reduction with coke in the UK. Now, when the Tories proposed the Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria, it was to produce coking coal. With no demand for coke in the UK, who's going to buy any coal that the mine produces? Am I the only person to have noticed this?
    westcumbriamining.com/woodhous
    #woodhousecolliery #westcumbriamining #porttalbot #scunthorpe #SaveOurSteel

  12. So Port Talbot steelworks to close. That means no blast furnaces to smelt iron by reduction with coke in the UK. Now, when the Tories proposed the Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria, it was to produce coking coal. With no demand for coke in the UK, who's going to buy any coal that the mine produces? Am I the only person to have noticed this?
    westcumbriamining.com/woodhous
    #woodhousecolliery #westcumbriamining #porttalbot #scunthorpe #SaveOurSteel

  13. Whyalla locals react to news of steelworks' final bidders
    By Eugene Boisvert, Declan Durrant, and James Wakelin

    Whyalla locals welcome more certainty about the future ownership of the city's steelworks, but say it is still not enough to warrant business investment and workers coming back to the Spencer Gulf.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/why

    #Steel #MiningandMetalsIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Work #EugeneBoisvert #DeclanDurrant # #JamesWakelin

  14. SA premier 'very concerned' over Whyalla steelworks' blast furnace
    By James Wakelin

    Whyalla steelworkers are struggling to get the city's blast furnace producing iron again, with SA Premier Peter Malinauskas saying he is "very concerned" about the situation.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/sa-

    #Steel #MiningandMetalsIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Work #IronOre #JamesWakelin

  15. Inside the giant Port Talbot steelworks overhaul as Tata clears the way for new Electric Arc Furnace

    The video, posted on Tata’s Facebook page, takes viewers back inside the vast BOS Plant — once the beating heart of blast furnace steelmaking — where crews are tearing out decades‑old infrastructure to make way for the new low‑carbon process.

    The update shows huge sections of the former hot metal and charging bays stripped back to bare concrete, with legacy equipment, weighing stations, diesel points and even the giant charging cranes now being dismantled. The cavernous building, once filled with molten iron and the roar of converters, is described as “a cathedral” now reduced to a shell as enabling works accelerate.

    Project engineers explain that the cleared space will become the EAF shell workshop, where the furnace’s massive components will be assembled and maintained. At the south end of the plant, contractors Sir Robert McAlpine are preparing the installation zone for the furnace itself — a transformation that involves digging out old pits, levelling entire bays and installing new piling across the site.

    Tata says the work is “laying the foundations for a new, low‑CO₂ steelmaking process” and marks the next chapter of UK steelmaking. The company insists the EAF will secure the long‑term future of the site, even as thousands of traditional steelmaking jobs disappear.

    Demolition and site clearance underway at Port Talbot steelworks, making way for Tata’s new low-carbon steelmaking process. (Credit: Tata Steel)

    A year of upheaval for steelworkers

    Over the past year, Swansea Bay News has followed every twist in Port Talbot’s steel saga. What began with warnings of weak demand soon spiralled into a series of hammer blows for workers — from Christmas shutdowns that slashed pay packets to the announcement that 2,800 jobs were at risk as Tata confirmed its plan to close the blast furnaces.

    The uncertainty has fuelled political rows in Cardiff and Westminster, with unions accusing Tata of refusing to wait for Labour’s promised investment and MPs warning of a “betrayal” of steel communities. EU tariffs, global market pressures and soaring costs have only deepened the crisis.

    At the same time, the company has pressed ahead with its £1.25bn green transition, signing contracts for new technology, appointing Sir Robert McAlpine to lead the decarbonisation build, and beginning early works on the Electric Arc Furnace. Government funding has been announced, retraining schemes launched, and start‑up grants rolled out to help families prepare for life after steel.

    Communities have shown resilience — from welding academies retraining former workers to local leaders fighting to protect jobs — but the financial strain on households has been impossible to ignore. And as demolition crews move through the plant, the physical dismantling of the old steelworks has become a stark symbol of the upheaval facing the town.

    Inside the BOS Plant: a steel cathedral stripped bare

    In the new video, engineers walk viewers through the vast BOS Plant, pointing out where the old weighing stations, fume hoods, diesel points and hot metal pits once stood. Much of the floor has been ripped up, leaving gaping holes where equipment sat for decades.

    The removal of the south charging crane — a job so large it requires opening the roof and bringing in a giant external crane — is described as a “huge undertaking”. The north crane was once installed the same way.

    Long‑serving staff speak openly about the emotional toll of dismantling equipment they helped install 35 years ago, even as they acknowledge the need to move forward.

    South end transformation: where the new furnace will rise

    The video then moves to the south end of the plant, now controlled by Sir Robert McAlpine. The area is almost unrecognisable. Entire bays have been stripped out, old scrap‑handling areas flattened, and deep pits dug out to prepare for the new furnace and ladle metallurgy stations.

    Engineers explain how the EAF will sit in the south‑west corner, with new transfer tracks linking the furnace, the ladle furnaces and the caster. Massive piling work will be needed across the entire building to support the new equipment.

    Even in its stripped‑back state, the layout of the future steelmaking process is beginning to emerge.

    A new era — but at a heavy cost

    Tata says the EAF will cut emissions dramatically and modernise the plant, but unions warn the shift will slash jobs and leave the UK dependent on imported steel scrap. The company has already confirmed that large parts of the works will close permanently this year.

    Despite the upheaval, Tata insists progress is “well underway behind the scenes” and promises more updates as the project moves forward.

    The next major milestone will be the arrival of the EAF shell and equipment — a moment that will symbolise the end of one era of Welsh steelmaking and the beginning of another.

    More Tata Steel Coverage

    Work begins on Port Talbot Electric Arc Furnace
    Early construction marks the start of the site’s green steel transition.

    2,800 jobs at risk as Tata announces plans
    Workers brace for major changes as blast furnaces face closure.

    Tata confirms closure of part of Port Talbot steelworks
    Sections of the plant shut down as transition accelerates.

    Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts
    Extended shutdown leaves families struggling over the festive period.

    Port Talbot communities show resilience amid transition
    Local support grows as financial pressures mount on households.

    Tata signs contract for green steelmaking technology
    New equipment deal paves the way for low‑carbon production.

    Union prepares to escalate industrial action
    Anger grows as Tata pushes ahead without waiting for government support.

    #BOSPlant #EAFShellWorkshop #electricArcFurnace #greenSteel #industry #lowCOSteelmaking #PortTalbot #PortTalbotSteelworks #TataSteel #TataSteelworks
  16. Nature shows its mettle at the old steelworks theguardian.com/environment/ar

    "#Ravenscraig: A place once of coke ovens and cooling towers is now enlivened with #orchids and #stonecrop, and swards of grasses... once the site of the largest #steelworks in Europe, which was closed and demolished more than 30 years ago... Mosses cover cracked concrete foundations, enlivened by beautiful, almost luminescent clumps of #BitingStonecrop. Everything is muted by #birches and #mosses and grasses"

  17. Nature shows its mettle at the old steelworks theguardian.com/environment/ar

    "#Ravenscraig: A place once of coke ovens and cooling towers is now enlivened with #orchids and #stonecrop, and swards of grasses... once the site of the largest #steelworks in Europe, which was closed and demolished more than 30 years ago... Mosses cover cracked concrete foundations, enlivened by beautiful, almost luminescent clumps of #BitingStonecrop. Everything is muted by #birches and #mosses and grasses"

  18. Nature shows its mettle at the old steelworks theguardian.com/environment/ar

    "#Ravenscraig: A place once of coke ovens and cooling towers is now enlivened with #orchids and #stonecrop, and swards of grasses... once the site of the largest #steelworks in Europe, which was closed and demolished more than 30 years ago... Mosses cover cracked concrete foundations, enlivened by beautiful, almost luminescent clumps of #BitingStonecrop. Everything is muted by #birches and #mosses and grasses"