You have recently been looking at steelmaking in South Wales with Mrs W and you should be familiar with the 'story' of its changing location - most recently to the coast to sites at Port Talbot and Llanwern. Originally operated by British Steel and then taken over by the Anglo-Dutch company Corus, the steelworks at Llanwern was, in 2001, the latest victim of rationalisation of the steel industry in South Wales.Today, Corus was taken over by an Indian company, Tata Steel, and the fortunes of the remaining plant at Port Talbot probably hang in the balance. With the whole world to choose from, will Tata Steel see Port Talbot as having any locational advantages or are there other locations which are now better placed to produce the steel for world markets?
There is a good question and answer article on the subject on the BBC website and links to other related resources here.
