Redcar Steelworks

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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
River Tees estuary
linked to: Tees Estuary
blastFurnaceBlownOut 2015
blastFurnaceCommissioned 1979
blastFurnaceName Redcar blast furnace
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
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
linked to: Redcar Steelworks

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
Teesside
locatedOn northeast coast of England
operator British Steel Corporation
Corus Group
Dorman Long
SSI UK
Tata Steel Europe
linked to: Tata Steel
ownedBy Sahaviriya Steel Industries
partOf British steel industry
Teesside steel industry
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
startDate 1979
status demolished
steelmakingEnded 2015

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Redcar historicallyAssociatedWith Redcar Steelworks
British Steel Corporation hasFacility Teesside Steelworks
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
Middlesbrough steelworks associatedWith Teesside Steelworks
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
Dorman Long Tower associatedWith Teesside steelworks
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
Tees Valley Line passesThrough British Steel Redcar
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
Redcar Steelworks hasPart Redcar blast furnace
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
Redcar Steelworks blastFurnaceName Redcar blast furnace
linked to: Redcar Steelworks
Cleveland (historic area in North East England) associatedWith Redcar steelworks
subject linked to: Cleveland
linked to: Redcar Steelworks