In the hazy gloom of a cavernous building at Tata Steel’s sprawling Port Talbot complex in south Wales, streams of molten iron come hissing out of one of the site’s two blast furnaces.
The scene, which has been at the heart of the steelmaking process here for decades, is now under threat as the industry looks to lower carbon emissions. Dean Cartwright, works manager for coke, sinter and iron, who has been at the plant for 24 years, said locals still wanted to work at the area’s biggest employer but were increasingly aware it was facing a serious challenge.
“There is lots of talk about decarbonisation. People automatically think, will I still have a job,” Cartwright explained.
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