Martin ShiptonTata Steel UK has confirmed that its Trostre Steelworks in Llanelli will be virtually unaffected by the job cuts announced for its plant at Port Talbot. It takes in hot rolled steel from Port Talbot and IJmuiden, in the Netherlands, and some cold rolled steel from Llanwern, near Newport. [3]In 1967, the Steel Company of Wales was nationalised with others to form British Steel Corporation. MergerIn 1999, a merger was announced between the Koninklijke Hoogovens steel company of the Netherlands and British Steel to form a new company Corus. Around 2,800 jobs are expected to be lost at Port talbot, where Tata is said to be losing more than £1m per day.
