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Phurnacite Smokeless Fuel Plant, Abercwmboi

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NPRN309768
Map ReferenceSO00SW
Grid ReferenceSO0290000200
Unitary (Local) AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityAberaman
Type Of SiteFUEL PRODUCTION SITE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
The phurnacite plant at Abercwmboi, near Aberdare, made smokeless fuel, but the process produced a cocktail of chemicals which polluted the surrounding environment. It closed circa 1990; one of the ponds associated with the works now forms part of Pwll Waun Cynon nature reserve.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 14 January 2004.