GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant
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GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant, also known as MIR Steel Newport (predecessor), Alpha Steel (predecessor), is a steel plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom:
- Location: Corporation Road, Newport, Gwent, NP19 4XE, United Kingdom
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.557289, -2.962704 (exact)
Background
In 2023, Libery Steel announced they would be mothballing the Newport plant's steelmaking capacity, turning it into a sales and distribution hub,[1]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Idled date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2023[2] | 180[3][4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFG Alliance Ltd | 5057811578 | E100001000556 | Liberty Steel Group [100%][3] | 5076098979 | E100000130950 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[3] | coil[5] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[6] | unknown[7] | unknown[7] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 2000[8][9][3] | 2000[8][9][3] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[9] | NF[9] | NF[9] | NF[9] |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
| 2024 | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[2] | 1000[3][9] | 125.0[10] |
| unknown EAF (2) | mothballed[2] | 1000[8][9] | 125.0[10] |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[11] | >0[11] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[11] | >0[11] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
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References
- ↑ Miner, Metal (January 23, 2023). "Liberty Steel Restructuring Sparks Output Uncertainty". Oilprice.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/products/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319003922/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/certifications-documents/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/683137/20160205-epr-ep3830gh-v006-consolidated-permit-variation-liberty-steel.pdf?mode=pad&rnd=131539402220000000.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240130193404/https://libertysteelgroup.com/landmark-steel-shipment-from-australia-to-wales/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-30.
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