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A mural in support of the UK Steel near to the Tata Steel Port Talbot integrated iron and steel works in south Wales. Tata Steel announced that it would close its last two blast furnaces to make way for a less polluting electric arc furnace.
A mural in support of the UK Steel near to the Tata Steel Port Talbot integrated iron and steel works in south Wales. Tata Steel announced that it would close its last two blast furnaces to make way for a less polluting electric arc furnace.Foto: Getty/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 25 March 2024, 09:08Updated 25 March 2024, 09:08