Tata workers could be thrown temporary lifeline
The Scottish government is considering how to keep Tata workers in part-time work after the plants shutdown, it was claimed today.
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Bid to find new operator for Tata steel plant continues
Efforts to secure a new operator for two closure-threatened Lanarkshire steel plants will continue, Business Minister Fergus Ewing has vowed.
Kezia Dugdale calls for action save Scottish steel plants
The Scottish Government must commit to preserving assets and jobs at two closure-threatened steel plants until a new commercial operator can be found, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said.
Call to tackle ‘unfair dumping’ in steel industry, as thousands of jobs to go
Steelmaking companies in the UK are pressing the Government to ease the crisis in their industry by tackling “unfair dumping” of products.
Steel workers to lobby MPs for action on jobs crisis
Steel workers will lobby MPs today as part of growing demands for Government action to tackle the crisis in their industry.
Thousands more steel jobs could be at risk, government warns
Thousands more steel jobs could be lost if action is not taken to tackle the threats facing the industry’s “vulnerable” supply chain, the Government is being warned. The International Steel Trade Association (Ista) said scores of medium sized firms were at risk if the crisis gripping the industry escalates. Thousands of job losses have been announced in recent weeks by Tata Steel and SSI in Redcar, Scunthorpe and Scotland, with cheap imports and high energy costs being blamed.
Tata’s oil and gas success highlights quality of UK products and skills
In what has been a tough week for the UK steel industry, and at Tata Steel in particular, the company's energy and power division is set to continue delivering high performance products to the oil and gas industry.
Tata Steel to cut 1,200 jobs in UK
Fears about fresh job losses in the steel industry have been confirmed after Tata announced plans to cut 1,200 posts. Around 900 jobs will be cut from the firm’s giant plant in Scunthorpe, with 270 in Scotland and a small number in other sites. The firm said the cuts were in response to a shift in market conditions caused by a “flood” of cheap imports, particularly from China, a strong pound and high electricity prices.
Tata Steel awarded multi-million pound Maersk Culzean contract
Tata Steel has been awarded a multi-million pound contract for the giant $4.5billion Maersk Oil Culzean project located in the UK central North Sea.