Closure of LG Factory
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Internal and external views of closed LG factory at Newport.
In 1996 a huge investment programme was announced to bring Korean firm LG to Newport. In 2006 LG Newport closed. Internal and external views of closed factory - illustrates the impact and power of a TNC (Trans-national Corporation).
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18 August 2006
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Economic activity
Keywords : LG, Trans National Corporation, TNC, Inward investment, Welsh Office, Newport, Secondary industry, Electronics
Notes : Use clip as a back drop to a presentation on the decline of LG - case study of the impact on a region of a TNC. No commentary so can use in Welsh medium or English medium education.
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