Round 8: Tossup 9

This industry stopped production in Scotland in 1992 following the closure of a site at Ravenscraig. Koninklijke Hoogovens (“KOH-nin-KLUH-kuh HOH-hoh-vinz”) merged with one company in this industry to form the Corus Group, which closed a site at Ebbw (“EH-boo”) Vale. 1980 saw the first (-5[1])strike in this industry (-5[1])in the UK in over 50 years, (-5[1])after Margaret Thatcher announced plans (-5[1])to cut (-5[1])losses in this industry. In 2016 Tata announced plans (10[1])to pull out of the UK section of this industry, risking (10[1])thousands of jobs in areas including Port Talbot. In 1856 Henry Bessemer (10[1])developed a namesake process for producing goods in this industry. For 10 points, Sheffield was a centre for British industry producing what metal, whose (10[1])stainless variety (10[1])was developed for cutlery? ■END■

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