Redcar closure “devastating” says official

A concast slab (image courtesy of SSI UK).

The coke ovens and blast furnace at the 98-year-old SSI’s Redcar plant are set to close following no prospective buyers.

The ovens had been kept burning until the weekend to allow for offers, however, official receiver Ken Beasley commented that there was no “realistic prospect” of them being bought. Beasley said that he could no longer justify the use of taxpayers’ money to keep the site going.

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