GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant
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GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant, also known as Rotherham Steel and Bar, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom:
- Location: Aldwarke Lane, Rotherham, S60 1DW, United Kingdom
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 53.450712, -1.323025 (exact)
Background
According to the USGS 2016 Minerals Yearbook, Liberty Steel Rotherham stopped production in 2016[1] but it has since resumed operations.[2]
Further, in January 2023 the company announced plans to expand the plant's EAF capacity to 2000 ttpa.[3] The timeline for the expansion has not been specified, though it is assumed to be 2030 as part of Liberty Steel's Carbon Neutral by 2030 plan.[4]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[5] | – | – | 650[6] |
| Expansion | Announced[7] | 2021[8] | 2030[9] | –[8] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | GFG Alliance Ltd [100.0%] | 5057811578 [100%] | E100001000556 [100%] | Liberty Steel[5] | 5001068852 | E100000130950 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | slab; billet; bar; coils[5] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; tools and machinery; transport[5] | 2021[10] | EAF[11] | 2 EAF[12][13] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | slab; billet; bar; coils[5] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; tools and machinery; transport[5] | – | EAF[8] | 2 EAF[8] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 1220 TTPA[13][13] | 1220 TTPA[13][13] |
| Expansion | announced | 780 TTPA[8] | 780 TTPA[8] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* |
|---|---|
| Main plant | operating |
| Expansion | announced |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 2016 Minerals Yearbook United Kingdom, USGS, Jan. 2020
- ↑ "Rotherham Steel Bar". Liberty Steel Group.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Liberty Steel UK to begin next restructuring phase, to focus on high-margin products". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ "Delivering CN30". Liberty Steel Group.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318131659/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/rotherham-steel-bar/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210826223833/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/15/if-it-shuts-disaster-rotherham-fears-steel-industry-liberty. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/liberty-steel-uk-to-begin-next-restructuring-phase-to-focus-on-high-margin-products-1275102.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207080111/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/liberty-steel-uk-restarts-rotherham-eaf-1220836.htm. Archived from the original on 07 December 2021.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318125557/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/EMS-678301-ISO14001-2015-March-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220219072734/http://www.libertyhousegroup.com/our-businesses/liberty-steel/liberty-speciality-steels/. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220124103119/http://www.libertyhousegroup.com/media/6970/brochure-liberty-speciality-steels.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318115528/https://www.eurofer.eu/assets/Uploads/Map-20191113_Eurofer_SteelIndustry_Rev3-has-stainless.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022.
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