Tata Steel has confirmed plans to close blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, South Wales, with the loss of more than 3,000 jobs.About 2,800 jobs will go over the next 18 months, with a further 300 to be lost.Tata said in a statement: "Tata Steel today announced it will commence statutory consultation as part of its plan to transform and restructure its UK business."This plan is intended to reverse more than a decade of losses and transition from the legacy blast furnaces to a more sustain

Tata Steel has confirmed plans to close blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, South Wales, with the loss of more than 3,000 jobs.About 2,800 jobs will go over the next 18 months, with a further 300 to be lost.Tata said in a statement: "Tata Steel today announced it will commence statutory consultation as part of its plan to transform and restructure its UK business."This plan is intended to reverse more than a decade of losses and transition from the legacy blast furnaces to a more sustainable, green steel business."