GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant
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GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant, also known as MIR Steel Newport (predecessor) and Alpha Steel (predecessor), is a 1000 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) idled steel plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.
- Location: Corporation Road, Newport, Gwent, NP19 4XE, United Kingdom[1]
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.557289, -2.962704 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Plant status | Closed date | Workforce size |
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mothballed[2] | 2023[2] | 180[3] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
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Gfg Alliance Ltd [100%][4][5] | 5057811578 [100%] | Liberty Steel[6] | 5001068852 |
Table 3: Process and Products
Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
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finished rolled[7] | hot rolled coil[7] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; transport[7] | electric arc furnace (EAF)[8][9] | 2 EAF (500 TTPA each), one operational[10] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
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1000 TTPA[8][9] | 1000 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112160952/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/contact/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
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(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230123210608/https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Liberty-Steel-Restructuring-Sparks-Output-Uncertainty.html. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220113141955/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-03-09/concern-over-newport-jobs-as-liberty-steel-lender-files-for-administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220125213135/https://www.gfgalliance.com/media-release/gfg-alliances-liberty-steel-usa-further-expansion-with-purchase-of-keystone-consolidated-industries/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112170945/https://libertysteelgroup.com/our-operations/liberty-steel-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
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(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
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(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220803184834/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1787023-liberty-house-committed-to-melting-steel-at-newport. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03.
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(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220901062254/https://www.live5news.com/story/38497980/georgetown-steel-mill-reopens-after-3-year-closure/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01.
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Other resources
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Additional data
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