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Wednesday , October 28 2026

Port Talbot: First of two blast furnaces shuts down

The explosion claimed the lives of Stephen Galsworthy, who was 25, Andrew Hutin, 20, and Len Radford, 53.

A £65m rebuilding of the furnace, and upgrades since, had allowed it to continue producing the liquid iron required for Port Talbot’s steelworks.

Its closure comes amid a vast restructure of Tata Steel UK’s operations.

While BF5 will close this week, Blast Furnace 4 will shut in September and will end Port Talbot’s ability to produce liquid iron from ore.

Around 2,800 staff from Tata’s 8,000 workforce will lose their jobs.


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