GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill

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GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill, also known as InfraBuild Laverton; InfraBuild Melbourne; GFG Liberty Melbourne Steel Mill; Liberty OneSteel Laverton, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Laverton, Victoria, Australia.

Location

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  • Location: Laverton North, Victoria, Australia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -37.831379, 144.788169 (exact)

Background

Infrabuild, a subsidiary of UK-based GFG Alliance group owns the Laverton steel plant.[1][2] Infrabuild operates a scrap-based electric arc furnace at the Laverton plant.[3][4][5]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date
Operating[6] 1992[7]

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%] InfraBuild Australia Pty Ltd[6] 5071167707 E100001010334

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[6] steel long products, including reinforcing bar, reinforcing mesh, tubular and hollow sections, merchant bar and wire products[6] building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[6] 2021[8] EAF[9] 1 EAF (83-tonne; began in 1992; Danieli)[10]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 780 TTPA[11][12] 780 TTPA[11][12]

Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020
2021 661 TTPA[13] 661 TTPA
2022 695 TTPA[13] 695 TTPA

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References

  1. "Gupta's Infrabuild steel doubles profits in Australia". Australian Financial Review. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. Taylor, Brain (29 May, 2023). "InfraBuild seeks Liberty assets in US". Recycling today. Retrieved 31 October, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Liberty in Australia" (PDF). Liberty GFG. September, 2018. Retrieved 31 Octo0ber, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "LIBERTY Primary Steel Whyalla Steelworks - Liberty". www.libertygfg.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. "Sustainability Report 2021" (PDF). Infrabuild. 2021. Retrieved 31 October, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112121007/https://www.infrabuild.com/en-au/our-businesses/about-us/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "2021 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://www.infrabuild.com/getattachment/b28437c8-07f2-4988-b96e-2cb9d26ff6f0/00022888-ems-engus-jas-anz.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111171725/https://www.infrabuild.com/getattachment/5ccbe718-1b8d-451a-a75d-27aff6222a8d/gfg-sustainability-report-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 2021 Electric Arc Furnace Roundup https://www.infrabuild.com/getattachment/5ccbe718-1b8d-451a-a75d-27aff6222a8d/gfg-sustainability-report-2020.pdfAIST 2021 Electric Arc Furnace Roundup. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240218185244/https://imis.aist.org/AISTPapers/Abstracts_Only_PDF/PR-377-254.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240218185255/https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20141021/pdf/42t1bpwc3mp0rk.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240209185700/https://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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