Tata steel going under

Mistermeaner

Strong pound doesn't help, cheap imports from China don't either but biggest hindrance is electricity costs as a result of the carbon floor (green) tariff

A case of nationalisation? A case for tracking and cheap energy? A case for abolishing silly green energy taxes?

What say yee socialists? 30000 jobs to go

What would the snp do if s!!!!horpe was in Scotland?

[Deleted User]

whilst regrettable all i can see are 720 jobs at risk

Mistermeaner

woodbine wrote: »

whilst regrettable all i can see are 720 jobs at risk

30000 was mentioned on the news I think: that was the multiplier thing as subbies etc go under along with contractors and the buttie shops etc. 5000 direct jobs though I think I heard

Either way, forget the exact number - it's the principle I'm interested in finding others views on

CLAPTON

it's obviously a confirmed scientific fact, that outsourcing your CO2 production over seas, reduces global warming as poor countries are poorer than rich countries so CO2 production doesn't count.

Mistermeaner

CLAPTON wrote: »

it's obviously a confirmed scientific fact, that outsourcing your CO2 production over seas, reduces global warming as poor countries are poorer than rich countries so CO2 production doesn't count.

I guess it's a good way of redistributing global wealth.

CLAPTON

Mistermeaner wrote: »

I guess it's a good way of redistributing global wealth.

yes, I guess that may be true and it doesn't reduce warming gases but it does allow the vain EU leaders from grandstanding about their environmental credentials

elantan

I'm positive there is a Tata steel in the Motherwell area

Mistermeaner

Tata steel is ex corus, ex British steel

antrobus

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Tata steel is ex corus, ex British steel

British Steel + Hoogovens = Corus, which became Tata Steel Europe, after being acquired by Tata Steel of Mumbai, which itself is part of the Tata Group, although it has its own market listing.

TSE has been trying to sell its long products business (RSJs and similar generic chunks of steel). Long products is Scu nthorpe, which is where the redundancies are focused.

Here is a list of TSE operations
http://www.tatasteeleurope.com/en/about-us/operations

elantan

why then make such a huge issue of the SNP if S!!!!horpe was in Scotland, we have our own Tata here in Motherwell ... why not just watch and see what they do there ... Or does that not suit your SNP BAAAAAAAAAADDDD bleat?

Generali

elantan wrote: »

why then make such a huge issue of the SNP if S!!!!horpe was in Scotland, we have our own Tata here in Motherwell ... why not just watch and see what they do there ... Or does that not suit your SNP BAAAAAAAAAADDDD bleat?

Nurse!!!!!!!! elantan's out of bed again.

TBH this seems like a whinge about manufacturers not being subsidised enough rather than Britain being a poor place to do business.