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| Tata Steel 'expected to close' its two Scottish plants | Tata Steel 'expected to close' its two Scottish plants |
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| Steel firm Tata is expected to announce the closure of its two Scottish plants later as part of moves to cut more than 1,000 jobs across its UK sites. | Steel firm Tata is expected to announce the closure of its two Scottish plants later as part of moves to cut more than 1,000 jobs across its UK sites. |
| More than 300 posts are under threat at the Dalzell plate rolling works in Motherwell along with a further 70 jobs at the Clydebridge plant in Cambuslang. | More than 300 posts are under threat at the Dalzell plate rolling works in Motherwell along with a further 70 jobs at the Clydebridge plant in Cambuslang. |
| Hundreds of jobs are also expected to go at Tata's facility in Scunthorpe. | Hundreds of jobs are also expected to go at Tata's facility in Scunthorpe. |
| Tata said recently that it had faced tough challenges in the UK from a surge in steel imports and the strong pound. | Tata said recently that it had faced tough challenges in the UK from a surge in steel imports and the strong pound. |
| The majority of the job losses are expected to occur at Tata's Scunthorpe site, which employs 4,000 people and is one of the UK's largest steel plants. | The majority of the job losses are expected to occur at Tata's Scunthorpe site, which employs 4,000 people and is one of the UK's largest steel plants. |
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| The cuts in Scotland, however, are expected to end production at the country's last two major steelworks. | The cuts in Scotland, however, are expected to end production at the country's last two major steelworks. |
| The Dalzell Steel and Iron Works opened in 1872, and Clydebridge in 1887. | The Dalzell Steel and Iron Works opened in 1872, and Clydebridge in 1887. |
| The plants became two of the giants of Scottish industry, with Clydebridge providing steel plates which were formed into many of the most famous ships built on the River Clyde. | The plants became two of the giants of Scottish industry, with Clydebridge providing steel plates which were formed into many of the most famous ships built on the River Clyde. |
| John Park, assistant general secretary of trade union Community, said: "The significance of this is that it could be the end of steel production in Scotland. | |
| "Tata Steel have to be persuaded to mothball the site rather than close it and the Scottish government has to have a role in keeping the infrastructure secure and supporting short-time work until a future can be secured." | |
| When news of the expected closures leaked last week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that if the worst happened, she would immediately establish a taskforce to work with the company, the trade unions and local authorities. | |
| Finance Secretary John Swinney said workers at the plants were "part of the very deep, skilled tradition of industrial activity within Scotland" and the Scottish government would work to ensure that every possible option was explored to secure their future. | Finance Secretary John Swinney said workers at the plants were "part of the very deep, skilled tradition of industrial activity within Scotland" and the Scottish government would work to ensure that every possible option was explored to secure their future. |
| The industry blames cheap, subsidised steel being sold into Europe, mainly because of China's surplus, for a collapse in prices. | |
| That trade dumping is expected to be raised by the Prime Minister David Cameron later, at the start of the Chinese president's state visit to Britain. |