Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant
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Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant, also known as LSW, Keystone Steel & Wire, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Peoria, Illinois, United States:
- Location: 7000 S W Adams St. Peoria, IL 61641, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.513249, -87.621438 (exact)
Background
The Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant was originally operated by Keystone Consolidated Industries, which was bought by Liberty Steel, a subsidiary of the GFG Alliance, in 2018 for $320 million.[1][2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 1889[4][5] | 800[6][3] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFG Alliance Ltd [100.0%] | 5057811578 [100%] | E100001000556 [100%] | Liberty Steel[3] | 5001068852 | E100000130950 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[3] | billet, industrial wire, welded wire reinforcement mesh, PC strand, industrial wire, wire rod, agricultural fence products, bar products billet (melting)[3] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[3] | EAF[7] | 1 EAF (163-tonne; began in 1998)[8] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 726 TTPA[9] | 726 TTPA[9] |
Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 496 TTPA[7] | 496 TTPA |
| 2022 | 438 TTPA[10] | 438 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Eaton, Holly (2018-12-05). "British industrialist buys 130-year-old Peoria-based steel rod plant". Chronicle Media. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Maile, Kelly (2018-12-03). "Liberty Steel USA acquires Keystone EAF mill". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112170945/https://libertysteelgroup.com/our-operations/liberty-steel-us/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119042138/https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/manufacturing/2019/01/15/new-keystone-owner-production-to/6282632007/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119042033/https://www.linkedin.com/uas/login?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flibertypeoria%2Fabout%2F. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126202246/https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/digital-originals/liberty-steel-looking-to-hire-more-than-800-people-in-central-illinois/. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230116180549/https://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2023 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2023.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/gfg-promises-additional-capacity-expansions-us-0119/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302055359/http://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 March 2024.
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