Overview

• On October 12, 2015, the official receiver confirmed the coke ovens would close, ending 170 years of steelmaking and cutting more than 1,700 jobs, with wider losses across the supply chain reported.
• SSI UK had revived the mothballed plant in 2011 after acquiring it from Corus/Tata, relighting the blast furnace the following year before mounting pressures returned.
• By September 18, 2015, production was paused due to what the company called ongoing issues with raw material and service supply, following months of falling prices and reported cashflow strains.
• Coverage recalls the Save Our Steel campaign, including a Majuba Road rally drawing at least 2,000 people and a high-profile show of support from Middlesbrough FC fans at Old Trafford.
• The site has since been cleared and brought under local control as Teesworks, which hosts SeAH’s offshore wind factory and Steel River Quay, with Net Zero Teesside construction described as due to begin.