British Steel (historic)
British Steel may refer to : ;Companies *British Steel (1967–1999), formed in 1967 as British Steel Corporation (BSC) through the nationalisation of UK steel companies and privatised in 1988 as British Steel plc *British Steel (2016–present), formed 2016 from the sale of the long products division of Tata Steel Europe (former British Steel plc business) to Greybull Capital. ;Other * ''British Steel'' (album), 1980 album by heavy metal band Judas Priest * ''British Steel'' (yacht), 59 ft ketch used for a circumnavigation of the globe by Chay Blyth in 1970-71 See also *Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain The Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain was a nationalised industry, set up in 1949 by Clement Attlee's Labour Party (UK), Labour government. The Iron & Steel Act 1949 took effect on 15 February 1951, the Corporation becoming the sole sh ...

British Steel (1967–1999)
British Steel was a major British steel producer. It originated from the nationalised British Steel Corporation (BSC), formed in 1967, which was privatised as a public limited company, British Steel plc, in 1988. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The company merged with Koninklijke Hoogovens to form Corus Group in 1999. History The Labour Party came to power at the 1945 general election, pledging to bring several industries into state ownership. In 1946, it put the first steel development plan into practice with the aim of increasing capacity. It passed the Iron and Steel Act 1949, which meant nationalisation of the industry, as the government bought out the shareholders, and created the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. American Marshall Plan aid in 1948–50 reinforced modernisation efforts and provided funding for them. However, the nationalisation was reversed by the Conservative government after 1952. The industry was re-nationalised in 19 ...
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British Steel (2016–present)
British Steel Limited is a long steel products business owned by Chinese company Jingye Group. It was founded in 2016 with assets acquired from Tata Steel Europe by Greybull Capital, before being acquired by Jingye Group in 2020. The primary steel production site is Scunthorpe Steelworks, with rolling facilities at Skinningrove Steelworks, Teesside. History During the 2010s, a combination of reduced demand for steel in Europe after the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession and high company indebtedness led to the Tata Group beginning a sales process for the long products division of Tata Steel Europe to the Klesch Group. In 2014 the long products division employed approximately 6,500 workers and was operating with 2.8 million tonne p.a. capacity. The division included primary production at Scunthorpe steelworks, mills in Teesside (Teesside beam mill, Skinningrove and Darlington special profiles), France (Hayange rail mill) and Scotland (Dalzell and Clydebridge Steelw ...
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British Steel (album)
''British Steel'' is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 11 April 1980 by CBS Records and in May 1980 by Columbia Records. It was the band's first album to feature Dave Holland on drums. During an interview with ''Wall of Sound's Educate Ebony'' podcast, Max Cavalera stated ''British Steel'' is the "essential thrash metal" album everyone needs to hear and says "I’m sure you can ask Metallica, if it wasn’t for ''British Steel'' they wouldn’t be here." Overview ''British Steel'' saw the band reprise the commercial sound they had established on ''Killing Machine''. This time, they abandoned some of the dark lyrical themes which had been prominent on their previous releases, but some of it still remains. In a June 2017 appearance on Sirius radio podcast "''Rolling Stone'' Music Now," Rob Halford said the band may have been inspired by AC/DC on some tracks after supporting them on a European tour in 1979. ''British Steel'' was recorded a ...
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British Steel (yacht)
''British Steel'' is a 59 ft (18 m) ketch famous for a circumnavigation of the globe "the wrong way" (i.e. from east to west, against prevailing winds and currents) by Chay Blyth in 1970/71. The entire race was completed in 292 days. Described by ''The Times'' as "The most outstanding passage ever made by one man alone", under the headline "Boat of Steel - Man of Iron", the feat inspired two generations of ocean voyagers and adventurers, forming the basis of the 1992 British Steel Challenge and the subsequent BT Global Challenges. ''British Steel'' is currently moored in Dartmouth, Devon and undergoing restoration. History ''British Steel'' was designed by Devon-based naval architect Robert Clark, and built in 1970 by Philip and Son, at Noss, on the River Dart. Launched on 19 August of that year, after a record build time of four months, ''British Steel'' was described by Don Holme in his book ''The Circumnavigators'' as representing the absolute pinnacle of modern yacht d ...
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