Tata Steel invests 800 thousand GBP in a dust system at the Wales factory

The Indian steel giant Tata Steel decided to invest 800 thousand GBP in a new complex of treatment equipment in order to curb black dust emissions released during the production process at its factory in Wales.

Over the past month, the Wales natural resources agency issued the owners of the Indian metallurgical complex of notification about the conduct of the further consideration of the problems of dust emissions into the atmosphere. This investigation was started due to complaints from residents living in the Taibach and Margam field around the Port Talbot plant.

Currently, the company bought an expensive system for washing the wheels of giant dump trucks in an attempt to solve the problem of highlighting black coal dust from the plant. The representative of Tata Steel said that "we now have a wheels washing system, which essentially represents a long series of water jets that wash off unwanted materials from the wheels of trucks and containers. And we can now use them properly." Locals say that their houses are still under the influence of dust, but some claim that this layer becomes thinner and settles on the surfaces in smaller quantities.

The representative of the Wales natural resources agency said that "at the moment, we are still monitoring pollution, and after certain time intervals, we will conduct measurements to analyze the situation and determine if there are improvements after the introduction of new equipment belonging to Tata Steel."