The Steel Company of Wales Ltd was a
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
and
tinplate producer. It was formed in 1947 and absorbed into
British Steel Corporation in 1967, British Steel then merged with
Hoogovens and became Corus UK Limited. The business now forms part of
Tata Steel Europe.
The company led the restructuring of the steel and tinplate industries around
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
and
Llanelli, building the Abbey Steelworks at
Margam, planning a new Deep Water Harbour at
Port Talbot, a new tinplate works at
Trostre and
Velindre. Trostre came into production in 1951 and Velindre in 1956.
BBC – South West Wales Eisteddfod – The Old Steelworks
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The Steel Company of Wales was nationalised in 1951, becoming part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain, was denationalised shortly afterwards, becoming the Steel Company of Wales again and renationalised in 1967.
References
Sources
* Whitaker's Almanack (various dates)
Archives
Catalogue of the papers of the Steel Company of Wales held at LSE Archives
Defunct manufacturing companies of Wales
Steel companies of the United Kingdom
Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange
Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom
Manufacturing companies established in 1947
1947 establishments in Wales
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Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1967
1967 disestablishments in Wales
Engineering companies of Wales
British companies disestablished in 1967
British companies established in 1947
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