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	Topics Baglan Bay Topic Home Baglan Bay is a part of the Swansea BaySwansea Bay Swansea Bay is an inlet of the Bristol Channel lying south of Swansea, Wales.... coastline and a district and communityCommunity (Wales) A Community is the lowest level of Local Government structure in Wales, corresponding to a civil parish in England.... of Neath Port TalbotNeath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales.... county borough, WalesWales Wales is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.... , UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... . The area currently has no inhabitants and is entirely occupied by industrialIndustry An industry is generally any grouping of businesses that share a common method of generating profits, such as the "music ind... and commercialCommerce Summary Commerce is the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money between two or more ent... developments. History In the 19th century, coalCoal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining .... , tinplateTinplate Tinplate consists of sheet steel covered with a thin layer of tin.... and potteryPottery Pottery is a type of ceramic material, which the American Society for Testing and Materials has defined as "ll fired cerami... were exported from Baglan Pill. In 1963 BPBP BP plc, originally British Petroleum, is a British energy company with headquarters in London, one of four vertically ... opened a petrochemicalPetrochemical Summary A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels.... plantChemical plant A Chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals, usually on a large scale.... at Baglan Bay, partly to benefit from the proximity of the BP Oil RefineryOil refinery An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products, such... at LlandarcyLlandarcy Llandarcy is a village in Neath, Wales.... , which could supply feedstocks. By 1968, BP Baglan Bay was one of the largest petrochemical sites in EuropeEurope Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth.... , employing 2500 workers at its peak in 1974. However, marketMarket A market is, as defined in economics, a social arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to discover information and carry ... changes led to the gradual closure of the facility between 1994 and 2004. Baglan Energy Park Following the final closure of BP's Baglan Bay plant in 2004, the site was re-developed by BP, the Welsh Development AgencyWelsh Development Agency The Welsh Development Agency is an executive agency which is charged with encouraging business development and investment in... (WDA) and Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local governing body for Neath Port Talbot.... . Baglan Bay power stationBaglan Bay power station Baglan Bay power station is a 525MW CCGT power station situated on Baglan Moors, south Wales.... , a 500 MW combined cycleCombined cycle Combined cycle is a term used when a power producing engine or plant employs more than one thermodynamic cycles.... gas turbineGas turbine A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of combustion gas... power plant operated by GE Power SystemsGeneral Electric Overview The General Electric Company, or GE is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate.... was built and the remainder of the land was earmarked for a business park, the Baglan Energy Park. Businesses locating at the park benefit from low cost electrical energyEnergy Overview In general, the concept of energy refers to "the potential for causing changes." The word is used in several different conte... from the power station. Several plots are now developed with tenants or with speculative office and industrial premises available to let. A paper millPaper mill A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or simila... , Intertissue, part of the Italian paper tissue manufacturing company Sofidel Group, was completed in September 2006. The Energy Park is also home to the Sustainable Technologies TechniumTechnium Technium is the brand name of a business incubation scheme in Wales.... , part of a network of business incubation centres across Wales; Hi-Lex Cable System Ltd; Remploy LtdRemploy Remploy Ltd is a government owned company in the United Kingdom which provides employment and employment placement services ... ; Montagne Jeunesse; and headquarters for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council'sNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council Summary Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local governing body for Neath Port Talbot.... service response centre. New facilities are under construction for Shield Medicare Ltd (a subsidiary of US sanitation supply company EcolabEcolab Summary Ecolab, Inc. is a St. Paul, Minnesota based sanitation supply company founded in 1923.... ) and the University of Glamorgan’sUniversity of Glamorgan name = University of Glamorgan... Hydrogen research and demonstration centre. See also Baglan Baglan Bay power stationBaglan Bay power station Baglan Bay power station is a 525MW CCGT power station situated on Baglan Moors, south Wales.... External links