GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant
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GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant, also known as Rotherham Steel and Bar, is a steel plant in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
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
| Workforce size |
|---|
| 650[5] |
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%][6] | 5076098979 | E100000130950 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[6] | billet, slab, coil, bar[6] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[6] | 2021[7] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 780[8] | 780[8] |
| operating | 1220[9] | 1220[9] |
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 | Announced date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[6] | – | – | 610[9] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[6] | – | – | 610[9] |
| unknown EAF (3) | announced[8] | 2021 | 2030 | 780[8] |
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[10] | 95.30[11] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 4.70[10] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[10] | 95.30[11] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 4.70[10] |
| unknown EAF (3) | yes[12] | >0 | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
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) - ↑ 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 2021-08-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318131659/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/our-locations/rotherham-steel-bar/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{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 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 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 2021-12-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://libertysteel.co.uk/about-us/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240809200741/https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/LSSUK-Recycled-Content-and-Resource-Efficiency-Statement-r1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240303021248/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/liberty-steel-ghg-uk-recycling-reduction-imported-slabs/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03.
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