Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which steel plants in the UK have (a) closed and (b) been bought by a new owner in each of the last 10 years.
Anna Soubry
The information requested is set out below and covers the closures and sales of primary steel making plants in the UK.
|
Steel Plant Closed (A) |
Steel Plant Bought by New Owner (B) |
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Alphasteel, Newport (2007) |
Libala, Newport (2008) |
|
Teeside Cast Products, Redcar (2010) |
SSI, Redcar (2011) |
|
Thamesteel, Sheerness (2012) |
Liberty Group, Newport (2013) |
|
Libala, Newport (2013) |
|
|
SSI, Redcar (2015) |
For A) owner at time of closing, plant (year of closure)
For B) new owner, plant (year of sale)
There is no centrally collected information for downstream steel sites closures and sales.
