STEELWORKERS at the Corus plant in Llandybie are among 8,000 across Wales anxiously awaiting news of possible redundancies this morning.

The steel giant is understood to be planning to cut about 3,500 staff from its worldwide workforce of 42,000.

The Indian-owned firm has declined to comment but unions said talks have been held. There are around 100 workers at the Llandybie site.

Union leaders say talks have been held with Corus and cuts across the firm's European operations are expected. Corus has declined to comment.

Like most other companies operating in the heavy industries sector, Corus has been hit hard by the economic downturn.

The firm was taken over by the Indian company Tata in 2007.