Redcar Steelworks

E780684

Redcar Steelworks was a major integrated iron and steel production complex on the northeast coast of England, long central to Teesside’s heavy industry and local economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial complex
steelworks
adjacentTo North Sea NERFINISHED
River Tees estuary NERFINISHED
blastFurnaceBlownOut 2015
blastFurnaceCommissioned 1979
blastFurnaceName Redcar blast furnace NERFINISHED
blastFurnaceNickname the Redcar furnace
blastFurnaceType one of the largest blast furnaces in Europe
closureDate 2015
country United Kingdom
demolitionEndDate 2022
demolitionStartDate 2019
hasPart Redcar blast furnace NERFINISHED
basic oxygen steelmaking plant
coke ovens
continuous casting plant
port facilities
power station
rail infrastructure
sinter plant
historicalSignificance central to Teesside’s heavy industry
major employer in Teesside
impact major effect on local economy
significant job losses after closure
inception 1970s
locatedIn North Yorkshire
Redcar NERFINISHED
Teesside NERFINISHED
locatedOn northeast coast of England
operator British Steel Corporation NERFINISHED
Corus Group NERFINISHED
Dorman Long NERFINISHED
SSI UK NERFINISHED
Tata Steel Europe NERFINISHED
ownedBy Sahaviriya Steel Industries NERFINISHED
partOf British steel industry NERFINISHED
Teesside steel industry NERFINISHED
primaryProduct coke
pig iron
slab steel
productionType integrated iron and steelworks
railConnection Teesport and national rail network
reasonForClosure collapse of SSI UK
global steel overcapacity
high operating costs
low steel prices
siteRedevelopment Teesworks regeneration project NERFINISHED
startDate 1979
status demolished
steelmakingEnded 2015

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Redcar historicallyAssociatedWith Redcar Steelworks