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 an 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
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.557289, -2.962704 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Idled date Workforce size
Mothballed[1] 2023[1] 180[2]

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
finished rolled[4] hot rolled coil[4] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; transport[4] EAF[5][6] 2 EAF[6]

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)
mothballed 2000 TTPA[5][6][5][6] 2000 TTPA[5][6][5][6]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 23 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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 13 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161027/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/liberty-steel-newport/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 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 03 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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