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

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  • 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
mothballed[2] 2023[2] 180[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
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
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)
1000 TTPA[8][9] 1000 TTPA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112160952/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/contact/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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)
  4. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112170945/https://libertysteelgroup.com/our-operations/liberty-steel-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 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. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Other resources

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