GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill
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GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill, also known as GFG Liberty Rooty Hill, Infrabuild Rooty Hill, Infrabuild Sydney, is a steel plant in Rooty Hill, New South Wales, Australia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Rooty Hill, New South Wales, Australia:
- Location: Rooty Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -33.76601, 150.849819 (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 Sydney plant.[3][4][5]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982[6] | unknown | Middleback Ranges[7] | Tahmoor Coking Coal Mine[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 | 5057811578 | E100001000556 | Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd[8] | 5071167707 | E100001010334 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[8] | rebar, long products, sections, mesh, bar, wire[8] | building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[8] | unknown[9][10][11] | unknown[12] | unknown | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 750[13][6] | 750[14][6] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 581[15] | –[15] | 581[15] |
| 2022 | 611[15] | –[15] | 611[15] |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2024 | unknown | unknown | – |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[16] | Fuchs[6] | 750[17] | 84.0[18][19] |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[20] | 100.00[21] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Gupta's Infrabuild steel doubles profits in Australia". Australian Financial Review. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "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) - ↑ "LIBERTY Primary Steel Whyalla Steelworks - Liberty". www.libertygfg.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ↑ "Sustainability Report 2021" (PDF). Infrabuild. 2021. Retrieved 31 October, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhMKIuU_jGEvku-ZIvmaI7r4fUwRGqW9/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Metal making". LIBERTY Steel Group. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112121007/https://www.infrabuild.com/en-au/our-businesses/about-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220126122208/https://www.gfgalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/051721-GFG_Sustainability-Report_2020_FINAL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.infrabuild.com/resources/compliance-certification/iso14001-environmental-management-system/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.infrabuild.com/getattachment/b28437c8-07f2-4988-b96e-2cb9d26ff6f0/00022888-ems-engus-jas-anz.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.infrabuild.com/en-au/search/?q=iso.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2022
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2022
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 (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 2024-02-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240912173113/https://www.libertygfg.com/media/278821/liberty-in-australia-brochure.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhMKIuU_jGEvku-ZIvmaI7r4fUwRGqW9/view?usp=drive_link;AIST_EAF_2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ (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) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
