Large parts of Port Talbot steelworks could be shut under Tata Steel cuts plan

Unions say move could force Tata's automative steel factory at Llanwern to close, costing 600 jobs

Large parts of the Port Talbot steelworks will be closed or mothballed for years, and would leave the plant and its few remaining workers reliant on imported steel, according to proposals under consideration by the owner, Tata Steel.

Tata Steel has briefed union representatives on the proposals but has yet to announce a final decision. Workers, who marched through the town in protest on Saturday, were left in limbo two weeks ago after the company's board in India decided to pull an announcement about its plans for the plant at the last moment.