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Responding to the groundbreaking for a new Electric Arc Furnace at Port Talbot today (Monday 14th July), Community Assistant General Secretary Alasdair McDiarmid said:
“This bittersweet day is a consequence of the devastating closure of the blast furnaces, but importantly a future for Port Talbot steelmaking is being secured. The workforce needs the Electric Arc Furnace project to be both a success and a turning point, and we look forward to playing our part to get the new furnace up and running.
“Today should represent the first step towards rebuilding our steel industry and creating new high-quality jobs for our steel communities. Going forward we must see further investment to develop and grow the business, both here in Port Talbot and across all the crucial downstream sites.
“It was also good to see the Secretary of State in Port Talbot today, and we will continue to hold talks with government on their plans to safeguard and co-invest in our steel industry. The UK needs a strong and resilient steel sector now more than ever, and steel should be the cornerstone of a national industrial strategy fit for the future.”
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