Tata Steel has announced the coke ovens at Port Talbot steelworks will close on Wednesday, affecting around 200 jobs.

The steelmaking giant has already announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs from the site in an effort to decarbonise the plant.

The boss of Tata Steel has previously said he is “100% committed to building an electric arc” at the Port Talbot.

Tata says it will cease operations at its Port Talbot-based Morfa coke ovens from Wednesday, 20 March.

This is due to what it describes as “significantly deteriorating operational stability” but one union has described the closure as a “massive blow”.