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 a steel plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom:
- Location: Corporation Road, Newport, Gwent, NP19 4XE, United Kingdom
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.557289, -2.962704 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Idled date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5057811578 | E100001000556 | Liberty Steel Group [100%][3] | 5076098979 | E100000130950 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[4] | coil[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, transport[4] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 2000[5][6] | 2000[5][6] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[1] | 1000[5][6] |
| unknown EAF (2) | mothballed[1] | 1000[5][6] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[7] | >0[7] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[7] | >0[7] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 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 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240130193404/https://libertysteelgroup.com/landmark-steel-shipment-from-australia-to-wales/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-30.
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