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Originally Posted by Russ
I guess if you’re a steelworks in England you get bailed out by the government.
But if you’re in Port Talbot you get naff-all.
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If they’d decided to convert Scunthorpe first and Port Talbot was the last blast furnace capable of producing virgin steel, that would be the one getting legislated for today, because the strategic imperative would be the same. Perversely it seems the Chinese thought they could do something with Port Talbot whereas they have been quietly planning to shutter Scunthorpe completely. Either that or it was just the luck of the draw. Cold comfort to Port Talbot either way though.