The steelworks at Port Talbot, south Wales. Tata Steel, the owners of Port Talbot steelworks, the UK's largest, announced in January 2016 that around 700 people would lose their jobs as part of cost-cutting measures by the firm. There has been a steelworks at Port Talbot since the original plant was established between 1901-05, and when the 2016 announcement was made around 4000 people were employed at the site.

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Location: Margam, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
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