Teesside, Heavy Industry

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Teesside, Heavy Industry •To know why Teesside developed as a location for heavy industry •To assess its current merits •To contemplate Teesside's future

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Teesside, Heavy Industry

•To know why Teesside developed as a location for heavy industry

•To assess its current merits•To contemplate Teesside's future

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Historical BackgroundProducts: Iron and Steel

Where: Along the south bank of River Tees (from Middlesbrough to Redcar)

When: 19th century

Why: Due to raw materials and local fuel suppliese.g. Iron ore from the Cleveland Hills, Coking coal (energy) from Durham

coalfield Limestone from East Durham plateau.

Location near to raw materials was more important than being close to the market (to sell). As iron ore, coal and limestone weigh more pre- production!

Market: Quite close to shipyards on Tyne and Wear River.

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NOW

• Only limestone still exists.• Coal mines and shipyards have

closed.• Corus British Steel remains – they

see location advantages and have invested heavily in machinery and a new plant here.

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Transport: The Tees estuary is wide sheltered and deep.

A railway line runs next to the works for distribution to other parts of the UK.

The steelworks has its own terminal in grid squares 5425/5525,

Labour: The long history of steel making means that a labour supply with the necessary skills and experience exits.

Site Factors: There is an abundance of little-used flat land.

Land on either side of an estuary has few uses and is therefore very cheap to purchase in large amounts. Ideal for heavy industry.

Teesside is ideally positioned on the eat coast of England for exports to Europe and other overseas markets.

Seal Sands is an oil refinery and chemical works. Here a 220 mile oil pipeline runs into the area to have its terminus. Oil and gas liquids are pumped ashore. Oil exporting is one of Teessides most important industries.

Chemical industries have located in the area. ICI at Billingham is located just off the western edge of the map.

Raw materials: Large ships can bring iron ore from countries such as Brazil, Australia or Liberia directly to the steelworks.

Oil storage tanks have been constructed on the north bank of the Tees to store crude oil from the North Sea. Supertankers can use the Tees estuary.

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