with 1,800 workers made redundant.

Equipment development timeline

* Blast Furnace No.1 was built between 1938 and 1941, blown in 1941, relined in 1965, closed in 1981 and demolished 1997.
* Blast Furnace No.2 was built in 1965, relined 1981 and again in 2004.
* The boilerhouse was built in 1941 with three boilers. Boiler No.4 was added in 1950 and Nos. 5 and 6 in the late 1960s. Only Nos. 5 and 6 remain in full-time operation, with No.4 on standby.
* The saltwater pump house was

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