Blast Furnace 5 (BF5) had been operating since 1959, but will shut as part of Tata Steel UK’s restructure. Port Talbot’s other furnace will end production of liquid iron in September ahead of ...

Tata Steel removed the last usable liquid iron from blast furnace 4 - which will eventually be replaced with electric arc furnaces - on Monday afternoon. The controversial move at the UK’s ...

thereby indirectly influencing liquid level management by ensuring timely drainage operations. Taphole: The opening through which molten iron and slag are discharged from the blast furnace ...

However, its reliance on blast furnace smelting processes ... a flash smelting technology capable of directly producing liquid iron. They obtained a patent in 2013 and spent the next decade ...

A blast furnace has been turned off at the Port Talbot site today - marking the end of an era. Local residents were told to expect to see large plumes of smoke and a "whoosing" noise as Blast ...

Electrochemical ironmaking isolates the metal by passing electricity through a liquid that holds iron-containing feedstocks. Compared to high-temperature blast furnaces, the electrochemical ...

Loud noises and large plumes of steam will be visible above the Port Talbot steelworks as one of its historic furnaces is closed down by Friday. Blast Furnace 5 (BF5) had been operating since 1959 ...

Electrochemical ironmaking isolates the metal by passing electricity through a liquid that holds iron-containing feedstocks. Compared to high-temperature blast furnaces, the electrochemical process ...