Industry

Workers at Wall Colmonoy’s Pontardawe facility pouring molten metal during the alloy casting process.
Engineering

Pontardawe engineering firm up for two major Swansea Bay Business Awards

A Pontardawe engineering manufacturer that’s been making high‑performance metal components in the Swansea Valley for almost 50 years has been…

Aberpergwm Colliery

South West Wales industries to see power bill cuts — but smaller firms miss out

Major employers including Tata Steel in Port Talbot, Amcor Flexibles in Swansea and Brecon Carreg in Llandeilo are among those…

Interior view of the hot mill at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks.
David Rees MS

Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts as Tata plans extended shutdown

Steelworkers in Port Talbot and across South Wales could see their pay packets slashed by more than a third over…

Steelworks at Port Talbot
David Rees MS

Port Talbot steel crisis: Local Labour MP and MS demand UK Government raise tariffs to protect industry

Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock and Senedd Member David Rees — who both represent the constituency that includes Tata’s Port Talbot…

A split image of two Tata Steel sites in South Wales. On the left, the Port Talbot steelworks with its blast furnaces and industrial buildings. On the right, the Trostre tinplate plant in Llanelli, with factory buildings and surrounding infrastructure.
industry

Tata Steel to halt production at Port Talbot and Llanelli over Christmas amid weak demand

Tata Steel has confirmed extended shutdowns at its South Wales operations this winter, with Port Talbot and Llanelli among the…

Two key Llanelli suppliers, Gestamp and Marelli, face disruption after JLR cyber attack halts production.
car parts factory

Llanelli workers face pre-Christmas earnings hit after Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack

Agency staff laid off and overtime scrapped at Marelli and Gestamp factories in Llanelli following global cyber incident affecting Jaguar…

Cefin Campbell MS appears on ITV Cymru Wales’ Sharp End, urging the UK to rejoin the single market to protect Wales’s steel industry.
Brexit

Plaid MS calls for UK to rejoin single market as EU steel tariffs loom

Plaid Cymru Senedd Member Cefin Campbell has urged the UK Government to rejoin the European Union’s single market and customs…

Tata Steel's Morfa Coke Ovens at its Port Talbot steelworks (Image: Tata Steel)
EU

EU’s 50% steel tariffs spark fears for Tata jobs in Port Talbot and Llanelli

The European Union’s decision to impose 50% tariffs on steel imports has been branded an “existential threat” to the UK…

Pramod Agrawal with Tata Steel UK leaders at Port Talbot steelworks, cutting the ribbon to launch construction of the new pickle line.
Andrew Scott Ltd

Tata Steel begins new project at Port Talbot in £1.25bn green plan

Work has started on a new pickle line at Port Talbot steelworks — part of Tata Steel’s £1.25bn investment in…

Council leader Steve Hunt stands on a hillside overlooking Port Talbot Steelworks in the distance, symbolising the community’s transition after the closure of the blast furnaces.
Celtic Freeport

One year on: Council leader hails resilience after Port Talbot blast furnace closure

The leader of Neath Port Talbot Council has praised the resilience of local people and businesses one year after the…