Emphasises the fact the Britain is becoming more dependent upon scrap metal to maintain her output of iron and steel. Iron ore deposits in the Midlands and imported ore from Africa provide insufficient supplies for new steel; over half the iron and steel produced in the United Kingdom is made from scrap. shows conversion of scrap to new steel in electric carbon-arc furnaces; by-product of process is slag, used as fertiliser.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
28807
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Iron foundries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Iron mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metal trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Steel industry and trade - Great Britain
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)